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By Jerry Feitelberg

The A’s hitting woes continued Tuesday night in Los Angeles as they were held to just five hits and no runs by four Dodger pitchers. Hyun-Jin Ryu, who needed a good outing to keep his spot in the rotation, did not allow a hit until the fifth inning and finished the night after six innings. Ryu walked just one batter and struck out eight. He threw 90 pitches to pick up his first win of the year. The Dodgers won 4-0.

The A’s Sean Manaea lost for the second time this year. Sean gave up back-to-back home runs to the first two hitters he faced in the first inning. Chris Taylor and Corey Seager took Manaea deep and that would be all the runs the Dodgers would need to win the game.

The Dodgers added two more runs in the bottom of the sixth. Liam Hendriks gave up a solo home run to Matt Kemp leading off the inning. Clay Bellinger singled and scored all the way from first on Logan Forsythe’s double down into the corner in left field. Hendriks walked Austin Barnes. A’s manager Bob Melvin saw enough and ended Hendrik’s night.

The A’s threatened in the eighth. With two out, Stephen Piscotty singled. Marcus Semien doubled, and Piscotty would have scored had the ball not bounce into the stands for a ground-rule double. Piscotty had to stop at third. Third baseman Matt Chapman flew out for the final out, and the A’s threat was over.

Game Notes: Trace Thompson made his first appearance as an Oakland Athletic in the top of the sixth when he hit for Sean Manaea. He did not get a hit.

The A’s line score was no runs, five hits, and no errors as they drop to 4-8. The Dodger line was four runs, eleven hits, and no errors. They improve to 4-6.

Up Next: Game two of the two-game series will be Wednesday night at Dodger Stadium. Daniel Mengden will pitch for Oakland, and he will be opposed by lefty Alex Wood.