The Dodgers box score today on Tuesday, May 13, 2026, the team has not yet taken the field. Their game against the San Francisco Giants is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. local time at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. That means the fresh numbers you want right now belong to last night’s series opener.
The Dodgers lost that Monday night game to the Giants by a final score of 9–3. It was a rough outing where the visiting team pulled away late and Los Angeles could not find an answer. The defeat marked the third straight loss for the Dodgers and added to a stretch of baseball that has been hard on the team and its fans.
How the Dodgers Batters Performed on May 12
Let’s look at how the Los Angeles hitters did one by one, in the simplest way possible.
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Mookie Betts went 1-for-5. He did not score a run or drive anyone in. He struck out once.
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Shohei Ohtani had a very tough night. He went 0-for-5 and struck out two times.
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Freddie Freeman did his part. He went 2-for-4, scored one run, and struck out once.
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Kyle Tucker reached base twice. He went 1-for-3, scored a run, and drew one walk.
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Will Smith kept his hot bat going. He had 2 hits in 4 at-bats and struck out once.
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Max Muncy was the Dodgers’ best hitter in this game. He went 2-for-4, hit a home run, scored a run, and drove in two runs.
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Teoscar Hernández went 0-for-4 and did not strike out.
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Andy Pages had a good eye at the plate. He went 2-for-3 and drew one walk.
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Hyeseong Kim went 0-for-2 and struck out once.
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Miguel Rojas came in to pinch-hit and play second base. He went 0-for-2.
How the Giants’ Lineup Did Damage
The Giants had several players who hurt the Dodgers badly. Here is a simple list of their main contributors.
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Jung Hoo Lee had 1 hit in 5 at-bats and scored 1 run.
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Luis Arraez, as always, put the ball in play. He had 2 hits in 6 at-bats and scored a run.
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Casey Schmitt had a perfect night getting on base. He went 2-for-3, scored three times, and drew a walk.
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Rafael Devers was the biggest problem for Dodgers pitching. He went 2-for-3, scored three runs, hit a home run, and drew two walks. He reached base four times in total.
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Matt Chapman added 2 hits in 4 at-bats, drove in two runs, scored once, and walked once.
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Heliot Ramos drove in three big runs. He went 2-for-5.
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Willy Adames also drove in three runs. He had 2 hits in 5 at-bats but struck out twice.
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Jesus Rodriguez and Harrison Bader each drove in one run and drew one walk.
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How the Dodgers Pitchers Fared
Los Angeles used six different pitchers in the game.Â
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Roki Sasaki started the game. He worked 5 innings, gave up 6 hits, and allowed 3 runs. He struck out 5 and walked 1. It was not a bad start, but it was not a shutdown performance either.
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Blake Treinen pitched a clean 6th inning. He faced three batters and retired them all without any trouble.
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Alex Vesia came in for the 7th inning and things fell apart fast. He recorded only one out. He gave up 3 hits, walked 1 batter, and was charged with 3 earned runs. That was the inning where the game was lost.
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Will Klein replaced Vesia and got the final two outs of the 7th. He allowed 1 hit but did not give up any runs of his own.
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Evan Mills pitched one scoreless inning in the 8th. He gave up just 1 hit.
How the Giants Pitchers Handled the Dodgers
San Francisco used four pitchers. Their game plan worked well.
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Trevor McDonald started and went 5 and 1/3 innings. He gave up 9 hits and 3 runs, so the Dodgers did get to him. But he limited the damage by striking out 4 and avoiding a big inning.
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Matt Gage got the win. He pitched 1 and 2/3 innings and did not allow a single hit or walk.
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Kolby Winn handled the 8th inning. He gave up 1 hit but struck out 1 and held the Dodgers scoreless.
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Justin Brubaker closed the game. He pitched a perfect 9th inning with 1 strikeout.
The Giants bullpen threw 3 and 2/3 innings without giving up a run. That was the difference.
Simple Inning-by-Inning Story of the Game
You do not need to know fancy baseball terms to understand what happened.Â
Early Innings: Giants Strike First
The Giants got on the board in the second inning. Rafael Devers hit a solo home run that traveled 401 feet. That gave San Francisco a 1–0 lead. The Dodgers were quiet in the first few innings and could not push a run across.
Middle Innings: Dodgers Fight Back
Los Angeles showed some life in the fourth inning. Freddie Freeman, Kyle Tucker, Will Smith, and Max Muncy put together four straight singles. That tied the game at 1–1. Soon after, a ground ball by Andy Pages brought in another run, and the Dodgers led 2–1.
The lead did not last long. The Giants came back and took a 3–2 lead after more hits. But in the bottom of the sixth, Max Muncy launched a solo home run to make the score 3–3. The game felt close again.
Late Innings: Giants Pull Away
Things fell apart for the Dodgers in the seventh inning. Relief pitcher Alex Vesia came in and gave up three straight singles. The bases were loaded. Vesia then walked Rafael Devers, which forced in the go-ahead run. The Giants now led 4–3.
Will Klein replaced Vesia but could not stop the damage. Willy Adames hit a two-run single that broke the game open. Just like that, the Giants had a comfortable lead. They added more runs late, and the final score stood at 9–3.
