Teoscar Hernández recorded his second four-hit game of the season to lead the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 10-2 victory over the San Francisco Giants on Sunday afternoon at Oracle Park. The result pushed the Giants 1 1/2 games behind the New York Mets for the final National League wild-card position while the Dodgers maintained their lead atop the NL West.
Sportsbooks listed Los Angeles as a slight road favorite entering the matchup, with moneyline odds around -125 for the Dodgers and +105 for the Giants. The over/under was set at 8.5 runs, and the total was cleared comfortably with 12 combined runs scored.
Tyler Glasnow delivered a strong outing for Los Angeles, allowing just one run on three hits across 6 2/3 innings. He worked around four walks and improved his record to 3-3. The right-hander has been challenging to hit of late, conceding only nine hits across his last four starts. Glasnow avoided potential trouble in the third inning when San Francisco put two runners on base with two outs. He escaped by inducing a fly ball from Jung Hoo Lee to preserve a slim lead.
The Dodgers’ offense was steady throughout the afternoon, piling up 18 hits. Mookie Betts, Freddie Freeman, and Michael Conforto each contributed three hits, while Conforto drove in three runs. Freeman added an RBI double during a four-run rally in the fifth inning that opened up the game. Conforto capped that surge with a two-run single, and another run crossed the plate when San Francisco reliever Joel Peguero committed a disengagement violation after stepping off the rubber three times during Miguel Rojas’s at-bat.
Hernández was the most productive bat in the lineup, finishing with four hits to continue his recent stretch of consistent contact. His performance set the tone as the Dodgers improved to 6-3 in head-to-head play against San Francisco this season.
Robbie Ray started for the Giants and could not contain the Los Angeles lineup. The left-hander gave up five runs on six hits over four-plus innings, falling to 11-7. His struggles deepened in the fifth when the Dodgers broke the game open.
The Giants managed their first run in the third inning on a groundout by Tommy Edman, which briefly tied the game. Their only other run came late, when the outcome had already been decided. San Francisco mustered six hits, failing to match the Dodgers’ offensive output.
Conforto’s afternoon also represented a small milestone for him personally, as his 3-for-4 performance lifted his batting average to .200. It marked the first time his average had been at that level since June 20.
With the win, the Dodgers maintained a 2 1/2-game edge over the San Diego Padres in the division standings. Los Angeles will open a series Monday night at home against the Philadelphia Phillies, sending right-hander Emmet Sheehan (6-3, 3.32 ERA) to the mound against Ranger Suárez (12-6, 2.77). The Giants will head to Arizona for a crucial series against the Diamondbacks, beginning with right-hander Kai-Wei Teng (2-4, 7.54 ERA) opposing Zac Gallen (11-14, 4.84).
