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Dodgers' funk continues as slumping offense, pitching both falter in loss to Giants

California Post·Jack Harris·6 months ago
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There was blame to go around for the Dodgers on Monday night.

In a 9-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants, their slumping offense remained in a funk.

But this time, in what was the team’s 13th loss in 22 games, the pitching staff didn’t offer much support either, with Roki Sasaki grinding through another start and a typically stout bullpen suffering a late-game collapse.

The decisive sequence came in the seventh inning, when the Giants broke open a tied game with three runs against Alex Vesia –– who entered the night having previously allowed just two all season.

Roki Sasaki throws a pitch during the Dodgers’ May 11 game against the Giants. AP

He yielded three-straight one-out hits, then walked Rafael Devers in a full-count to plate the go-ahead run.

Will Klein replaced him on the mound trying to clean up the mess.…

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