Robbie Ray shines in Giants debut, downs Dodgers

Field Level Media|published: Thu 25th July, 01:22 2024

Jul 24, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Robbie Ray (38) delivers to the plate in the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports

Robbie Ray overcame early control trouble and did not allow a hit over five innings in his return from Tommy John surgery as the visiting San Francisco Giants overcame the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-3 on Wednesday.

Ray struck out eight batters in his Giants debut and his first major league start in 16 months. He managed to give up just one run in the first inning when he walked two, hit two batters and threw a pair of wild pitches while firing 33 pitches.

Ray (1-0) threw 86 pitches on the night and ended his outing with a strikeout of Shohei Ohtani on a 96 mph fastball. The Dodgers didn't get their first hit until the seventh inning, when Chris Taylor delivered a two-out double against Tyler Rogers.

Matt Chapman homered and drove in two runs for San Francisco, which won for just the second time in six games since the All-Star break.

Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow (8-6) gave up two runs on four hits with four walks in five innings while making his return from a lower back injury after missing three weeks. He fanned four.

Los Angeles saw its five-game winning streak since the All-Star break come to an end.

The Dodgers loaded the bases in the first inning on two hit batters and a walk before Andy Pages' walk gave the hosts a 1-0 lead.

The Giants got even when Chapman hit a home run to lead off the fourth inning, his 14th. They added a second run in the inning for a 2-1 lead when Tyler Fitzgerald doubled and scored on Mike Yastrzemski's single to center.

After Taylor hit his two-out double in the seventh, he left the game with an injury, and Enrique Hernandez struck out against Rogers to end the threat.

The Giants put the game away with a six-run eighth inning, with five runs charged to Yohan Ramirez. Heliot Ramos had a two-run single, while Yastrzemski, Patrick Bailey, Jorge Soler and Chapman each drove in a run in the frame.

Ohtani struck out in the eighth inning, his fifth in five career at-bats against Giants rookie left-hander Erik Miller.

--Field Level Media