During their weeks-long slump as an offense, the Dodgers’ primary problems were simple.

They weren’t slugging the ball, and they weren’t capitalizing on situational opportunities.

In a 4-0 win over the Giants on Wednesday, they finally found a way to do both.

Shohei Ohtani, who threw seven scoreless innings, delivers a pitch during the Dodgers’ 4-0 win over the Giants on May 13, 2026 in Los Angeles. Wally Skalij for the California Post

On a night Shohei Ohtani continued his dominant start to the season as a pitcher –– spinning seven scoreless innings with eight strikeouts to lower his ERA to 0.82 –– the Dodgers’ Ohtani-less lineup found a way to supply him with plenty of support.

In the third inning, Santiago Espinal and Mookie Betts hit back-to-back home runs, marking just the second time this year the Dodgers had gone deep in consecutive at-bats.

Then, in the fourth, they doubled the lead with a couple of manufactured runs, getting an RBI single from Teoscar Hernández and a sacrifice fly from Alex…