{"id":122,"date":"2026-05-12T06:03:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:03:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=122"},"modified":"2026-05-12T06:03:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T06:03:21","slug":"giants-beat-the-scuffling-dodgers-9-3-as-devers-and-adames-spark-a-7th-inning-surge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=122","title":{"rendered":"Giants beat the scuffling Dodgers 9-3 as Devers and Adames spark a 7th-inning surge"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><section><div><div><button><svg><\/svg><\/button><button><svg><\/svg><\/button><\/div><\/div><\/section><div><\/div><div><p>LOS ANGELES (AP) \u2014 Rafael Devers homered early and drew a bases-loaded walk that broke a seventh-inning tie as the San Francisco Giants beat the scuffling Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 on Monday night in the opener of a four-game series.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=120\">Mookie Betts returns to the Dodgers\u2019 lineup after an oblique injury<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"x1px y1px vh abs\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-channels-pixel.ex.co\/events\/0012000001fxZm9AAE?integrationType=DEFAULT&amp;template=design%2Farticle%2Fplatypus_two_column.tpl\" width=\"1\"\/><\/div><div><p>Willy Adames added a two-run single in the seventh against a shaky Dodgers bullpen. The two-time defending World Series champions have dropped eight of 12, including three straight blowout losses, as their offense continues to falter. They\u2019ve scored three runs or fewer in nine of those 12 games.<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>Shohei Ohtani went 0 for 5 with two strikeouts, making the four-time MVP hitless in 19 of 37 games with a plate appearance. Mookie Betts was 1 for 5 with a single in his first game since April 4 after returning from the injured list.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Los Angeles (24-17) fell out of first place in the NL West, dropping a half-game behind San Diego.<\/p><\/div><div><p>The Giants (17-24) won consecutive games for the first time since April 25-26 against Miami. They also snapped a seven-game road skid, during which they totaled nine runs, with their first win away from home since April 18 at Washington.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Devers homered in the second off starter Roki Sasaki.<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>With the score 3-all in the seventh, San Francisco loaded the bases against Alex Vesia (1-1) on consecutive one-out singles by Jung Hoo Lee, Luis Arraez and Casey Schmitt. Devers walked with two strikes to chase Vesia. One out later, Adames singled with two strikes against Will Klein, extending the lead to 6-3. Adames finished with three RBIs.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Dodgers reliever Wyatt Mills issued four walks and hit a batter with a pitch in the ninth, when San Francisco batted around and tacked on three runs.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=118\">Infamous California killer Betty Broderick dies<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><p>Matt Gage (3-1) got the win with 1 2\/3 innings of scoreless relief. Giants starter Trevor McDonald allowed three runs and nine hits in 5 1\/3 innings.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Max Muncy homered and hit an RBI single for Los Angeles.<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>Heliot Ramos&#8217; two-run double off Sasaki in the sixth put the Giants ahead 3-2. That chased Sasaki, who gave up six hits in five-plus innings while striking out five. The right-hander threw 56 of his 91 pitches after the third.<\/p><\/div><div><p>Giants outfielder Harrison Bader went 1 for 4 with a strikeout after coming off the injured list.<\/p><\/div><div><h2>Up next <\/h2><\/div><div><p>Giants RHP Adrian Houser (0-4, 6.19 ERA) starts Tuesday against Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (3-2, 3.09).<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>___<\/p><\/div><div><div><div>\n<div>\n\u00a0 \u00a0 <div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Join the SFGATE WhatsApp group\" class=\"wp-image-32\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a2b96627a90b886e4c8186432a8dc6c4-1024x576.png\" width=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a2b96627a90b886e4c8186432a8dc6c4-1024x576.png 1024w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a2b96627a90b886e4c8186432a8dc6c4-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a2b96627a90b886e4c8186432a8dc6c4-768x432.png 768w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a2b96627a90b886e4c8186432a8dc6c4-1536x864.png 1536w, https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/a2b96627a90b886e4c8186432a8dc6c4.png 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div><p>This story has been corrected to show Devers homered in the second inning, not the first.<\/p><p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=116\">California teen identified as remains found at dump site<\/a><\/p><\/div><div><p>___<\/p><\/div><div><\/div><div><p>AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/mlb\n<\/p><\/div><\/article>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rafael Devers homered early and drew a bases-loaded walk that broke a seventh-inning tie as the San Francisco Giants beat the scuffling Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 in the opener of a four-game series&#8230;.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":121,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-122","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-interesting"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - 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