Cody Bellinger and Zach McKinstry returned to the Los Angeles Dodgers lineup but it was not enough to offset Julio Urias laboring through an 11-6 loss to the San Francisco Giants.
If not for Matt Beaty making a sliding catch, Urias would have faced an immediate deficit. As it was, the Giants opened the game with a single and double. Urias picking off Austin Slater and Beaty’s web gem prevented San Francisco from taking an early lead.
That allowed the Dodgers to do so, with Justin Turner’s RBI double in the bottom of the first inning putting them ahead. However that wound up being one of just two hits the Dodgers mustered off Logan Webb in five innings.
The Giants loaded the bases with three straight singles in the second inning and took the lead on Mauricio Dubón’s two-run base hit. A third run scored when Urias followed an intentional walk of Buster Posey by putting Mike Yastrzemski on base.
After Wilmer Flores led off the third with a single, Donovan Solano hit a two-run home run into the left-center field pavilion. Evan Longoria and Flores each hit an RBI single in the fourth inning to further put the Dodgers in a deficit.
Urias didn’t retire the side in order until the fifth, which wound up being his last. The 11 hits marked a career-worst, and the seven runs (six earned) tied for the most Urias has ever allowed.
Dodgers comeback stalls
While Webb was fresh off the IL, it was somewhat curious he came out after throwing 62 pitches over five innings. Webb finished with seven strikeouts and the Dodgers didn’t have much hard contact to speak of.
Giants manager Gabe Kapler’s decision faced further scrutiny as Scott Kazmir surrendered a leadoff home run to Max Muncy. Bellinger walked and Will Smith singled to bring the tying run to the plate in the form of Albert Pujols, who lined an RBI double to left field.
Kazmir wound up working out of the jam by striking out Chris Taylor and McKinstry. The Giants got the two runs back in the seventh inning and another pair in the eighth.
That helped take pressure off the bullpen and minimized the impact of Pujols’ two-run homer in the bottom of the eight inning. The home run tied with Babe Ruth for fourth-most extra-base hits in MLB history (1,356).
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