Giants Beat Dodgers 6-2, Take 4-1 Series Lead

The San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, extending their season series lead to 4-1 and handing Los Angeles its fourth straight loss.

The Dodgers took a 2-1 advantage into the fifth inning behind a first-inning sacrifice fly by catcher Will Smith and a solo home run from Shohei Ohtani leading off the third. The Giants then erupted against starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto, as center fielder Harrison Bader and catcher Eric Haase hit back-to-back solo home runs to seize a 3-2 lead. Haase had homered earlier in the third inning, marking his second of the game. San Francisco added three more runs in the seventh on a single by outfielder Drew Gilbert and a two-run double from Jung Hoo Lee, accounting for the final 6-2 score. Giants right-hander Adrian Houser pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowing two runs.

The victory improved San Francisco to 4-1 against its NL West rival this season and marked their fourth win in five games. Los Angeles, which fell to 24-18 and second in the division, has scored three runs or fewer in nine of its last 12 games.

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