Photo courtesy of San Francisco Giants. Lamonte Wade Jr. watches his homer against the Dodgers on 6/17/23.

By Titus Wilkinson (@TitusWisme)

The second game in their three game weekend series against the Dodgers couldn’t have gone much better for the Giants as they won by a final of 15-0.

Getting his first start since May 31st due to being on the IL was Alex Wood while for the Dodgers Bobby Miller got the start.

San Francisco got runners in scoring position early as Joc Pederson managed to get to third after being walked. Michael Conforto then flew out to center field ending their early chance for runs in the game.

The bottom of the first and the top of the second then went by quietly with no hits. In the bottom of the second Jonny Deluca got the first Dodgers hit with a single but the blue-and-white weren’t able to do anything with the hit.

In the third the Dodgers threatened once again Michael Busch doubled and then Freddie Freeman was hit by a pitch. Once again though Wood was able to escape unscathed as Will Smith popped out to end the inning.

The fourth inning went by as well rather quickly and things looked to be setting up for another pitchers duel between these California rivals.

Then the fifth inning saw Luis Matos get things going with a walk and with Patrick Bailey up to bad Matos stole second. Miller then would then try to pick off Matos on second but with no one on the bag the throw went to the outfield which was got Matos to third.

With Matos on third Brandon Crawford singled on a line drive to right field making it 1-0 San Francisco. The damage did not stop there as Casey Schmitt got hit by a pitch and then Lamonte Wade Jr. came up to bat with two on and only one out. Wade did not waste the opportunity as he absolutely smoked a pitch from Miller to right field getting a three-run homer bringing the score to 4-0 Giants.

Thairo Estrada also got a double in the fifth but the damage would be limited to four runs as the Dodgers looked to respond in the bottom of the inning.

In the bottom of the fifth despite a hit from Busch the Giants got out of the inning as Austin Barnes grounded into a double play.

The top of the sixth inning started out similarly for the Giants as Mike Yastrzemski walked as the lead off hitter in the inning. Matos then got a single and with a Crawford single the Giants extended their lead to 5-0. After Miller got Schmitt out Alex Vesia came in to replace him with two outs in the top of the fifth.

Miller finished the night with 5.2 innings pitched, seven hits given up, seven earned runs, and five strikeouts.

With Vesia now on the mound J.D. Davis came in to pinch-hit for Pederson with the bases loaded and only two outs. Davis had been out of the lineup since Tuesday due to an ankle injury but he did not skip a beat in this at bat. As Vesia made a mistake with his first pitch and Davis launched it over the center field wall getting a grand slam and blowing this game wide open. The score was now 9-0 after back-to-back big innings from the Giants who really flexed their offense on the field.

In the top of the sixth Tristen Beck replaced Wood who finished the night with five innings pitched, only giving up three hits and striking out four hitters.

Becks’s outing did get off to a rough start as he gave up a hit to both Freeman and Mookie Betts but after that he was able to close out the inning.

Now in the seventh the Dodgers essentially waved the white flag taking out both Freeman and Betts. Nick Robertson now came in to pitch for Vesia who finished with a line of 0.1 innings pitched, one hit, two earned runs, and one walk.

Despite the big lead the orange-and-black did not slow down as Conforto singled to lead off the inning. After Yastrzemski struck out Black Sabol came in to replace Conforto in the game. Matos then continued his great night with another single and Bailey doubled after bringing their lead to 11-0.

Crawford then doubled keeping offense going and with Wade getting a single the score was extended to 12-0. Davis struck out swinging to end the inning mercifully for the Dodgers.

To finish out the game the Dodgers called on Bryan Hudson to replace Robertson who was making his MLB debut.

In the ninth the Giants did not stop swinging the bat as Matos walked and then David Villar doubled. Schmitt then grounded out but it was still enough to get Matos home making it 13-0. Wade was not done either as he singled bringing Villar home. On the play Busch made a throwing error to first meaning Wade automatically advanced to second. Davis then singled brining Wade home and extending their lead to 15-0.

That run ended up being the last run of the game as Beck closed out the ninth and the Giants won 15-0.

Of note in tonights game was Matos who in 3 AB’s got four runs two hits and drew two walks. Crawford also had an exceptional night with two runs four hits, and two RBI’s going 4-4 on the night. Not to be forgotten as well was Wade who in five AB’s got three hits, three runs, five RBI’s, and one HR.

The Giants next game will be the last of this three game road series against the Dodgers which will be tomorrow at 1:10 p.m.