The Giants vs Dodgers series opener at Dodger Stadium on Monday, May 11 was not supposed to go this way. San Francisco arrived in Los Angeles having lost seven straight road games, carrying one of the worst offenses in baseball by runs scored, facing a Dodgers rotation anchored by Roki Sasaki. They left with a 9-3 victory, 12 hits, a season-high six walks, and their first back-to-back wins since April 25-26. Rafael Devers and Willy Adames led the charge, and a rookie pitcher named Trevor McDonald quietly outpitched the man the Dodgers paid $182 million to import from Japan. Here is everything that happened.
Final Score and Box Score Summary
San Francisco Giants 9, Los Angeles Dodgers 3 Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles Date: Monday, May 11, 2026
Scoring by Inning:
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 0 |
| Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
Win: Matt Gage | Loss: Alex Vesia Giants hitting: .308 AVG, .862 OPS, 9 RBI, 6 BB Dodgers hitting: .278 AVG, .733 OPS, 2 RBI
Rafael Devers Carries the Giants Offense
The turnaround in the Giants vs Dodgers series opener started with the man who has been the most important piece of San Francisco’s offensive resurgence over the last two weeks.
Devers crushed his third home run in the last five games, and Adames knocked in three runs to lead the Giants past the Dodgers 9-3 in Monday night’s series opener at Dodger Stadium. With the win, the Giants snapped their seven-game road losing streak and secured back-to-back victories for the first time since April 25-26. Social Media Today
The numbers from Devers’ recent stretch tell the full story of a slow start giving way to a genuine surge. Devers hit only .203 with a .530 OPS over his first 30 games of the season, but he’s been heating up over the last couple of weeks, batting .361 (13-for-36) with seven extra-base hits and eight RBIs over his last 11 games. Social Media Today
Per the live box score, Devers finished Monday’s game 2-for-5 with a home run, 2 RBI, a walk, and 3 runs scored. The home run came in the second inning, the walk came in the seventh with the bases loaded to snap a 3-3 tie, and Devers was on base for every scoring rally that mattered.
How Devers’ Homer Set the Tone
Devers opened the scoring in the top of the second by hammering an outside splitter from Dodgers right-hander Roki Sasaki out to right field for his fifth home run of the year. Hitting an outside splitter to right field requires exceptional hand-eye coordination and power to the opposite field — it is not a pull hitter’s mistake. It is a hitter locked in, recognizing pitch shape and staying through the ball with full extension. That is what Devers looks like when the mojo, as manager Tony Vitello calls it, is working. Social Media Today
Giants manager Tony Vitello said: “I think his night is a good place to start just because the lineup feeds off him a little bit. When he’s vibing, it’s impossible not to be in the same mood that he is. He’s fun to be around, he’s comedic, and then he also wants to win. He kind of has that mojo or vibe going right now, and I think other guys kind of fall in line with it.” Social Media Today
Willy Adames Delivers the Knockout Blow
If Devers set the table, Adames ate the meal. The Giants shortstop has been one of the most productive hitters in the lineup over the last two games, and Monday gave him another opportunity to prove it against the defending World Series champions.
Adames followed Devers’ bases-loaded walk in the seventh with the big blow, lining a two-out, two-run single to right field off Will Klein to extend the Giants’ lead to 6-3. The 30-year-old shortstop came through with another RBI single in the top of the ninth, sparking a three-run rally that featured four walks from San Francisco. Social Media Today
Adames finished the game 2-for-5 with 3 RBI — his third multi-RBI game in two contests. Adames said: “It feels great when you have guys getting hot at the same time. It gives the pitchers the break because we put up more runs and obviously the confidence is different.” He is 5-for-11 with five RBIs over his last two games. Social Media Today
Trevor McDonald Outpitches Roki Sasaki
The pitching matchup was supposed to favor the Dodgers. Roki Sasaki is a 24-year-old with a fastball that sits in the upper 90s and a splitter that drops off a table. Trevor McDonald is a rookie called up from Triple-A Sacramento to fill in for the injured Logan Webb. The Giants vs Dodgers pitching story did not go according to expectation.
Rookie right-hander Trevor McDonald, who was called up from Triple-A Sacramento to fill in for the injured Logan Webb, continued to impress in his second start of the year, holding the two-time defending World Series champions to three runs on nine hits over 5 1/3 innings. Social Media Today
Per the box score, McDonald threw 101 pitches, struck out 4, walked 2, and allowed 1 home run — a solo shot from Max Muncy. His ERA for the start: 5.06, which does not reflect how effectively he managed a dangerous lineup for most of the night before the Giants’ bullpen made his line look clean.
Sasaki, by contrast, lasted 5 innings, allowed 6 hits, 3 runs, struck out 5, and threw 91 pitches. His ERA for the outing sits at 5.40. The Dodgers’ bullpen completed the collapse. Alex Vesia entered in the seventh, recorded just one out, allowed 3 hits, 1 walk, gave up 3 runs, and took the loss. His ERA ballooned to 81.00 on the night — one of the ugliest single-appearance ERA lines of the season for any reliever.
Giants Bullpen Slams the Door
The Giants’ bullpen took over from Trevor McDonald, with Matt Gage, Keaton Winn, and JT Brubaker combining to throw 3 2/3 scoreless innings to lock down the win. Gage earned the win, retiring the Dodgers efficiently across 1.2 innings with zero earned runs allowed. Social Media Today
The bullpen performance is particularly notable given that the Giants’ pitching staff has been carrying more weight than expected all season due to Logan Webb’s absence. Three relievers combining for clean baseball against a lineup that includes Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman is not a routine outcome. It is a statement that San Francisco’s relief corps is deeper than its record suggests.
Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers’ Quiet Night
The flip side of San Francisco’s offensive explosion is what did not happen for the team that spent over a billion dollars assembling its roster. Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-5. Mookie Betts went 1-for-5. Andy Pages went 0-for-4. The heart of the Dodgers order was neutralized for most of the night.
Max Muncy provided the only real damage from the LA side, going 2-for-4 with a solo home run and 2 RBI. Freddie Freeman added a double and a run scored. Beyond those two, the Dodgers could not string together enough to make the Giants’ early lead feel precarious. In a series that runs through Thursday at Dodger Stadium, that will need to change quickly.
Casey Schmitt and the Giants’ Deeper Story
One of the less-discussed but genuinely important angles from the Giants vs Dodgers series opener is the performance of Casey Schmitt.
Casey Schmitt went 2-for-3 with a walk to raise his batting average to .294 with a team-high .864 OPS. Devers’ turnaround, coupled with Schmitt’s steady production, has made it more challenging for the Giants to find playing time for No. 1 prospect Bryce Eldridge, who was out of the starting lineup for the third time in the last four games. Social Media Today
The good problem to have in a rebuilding season is that your veterans are suddenly playing too well for your top prospect to get consistent at-bats. Manager Tony Vitello said he expects Eldridge to return to the starting lineup for Tuesday’s game against Yoshinobu Yamamoto. That matchup will be its own story.
Broader Implications: What This Win Means for the Giants and the NL West
The Giants vs Dodgers result moves San Francisco to 17-24 on the season — still well below .500, still outside the playoff picture, but showing signs of the offensive life that has been missing since Opening Day. San Francisco’s maligned offense — which is tied with the Mets for the fewest runs scored (139) in the Majors this year — continued to trend upward, tallying 12 hits, a season-high six walks and multiple stolen bases for the first time in 2026. Social Media Today
For the Dodgers, a home loss to a below-.500 team in the series opener is a speed bump, not a crisis. They have three more games in this series starting Tuesday, with Yamamoto taking the mound for Los Angeles. But the NL West standings are tighter than expected at this stage of the season, and every home loss against a division rival carries extra weight. For more on the biggest stories in sports and technology, visit The Tech Marketer.
Latest Updates
The Giants vs Dodgers series continues Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium. Here is where to follow the full story:
- MLB.com has the full game recap with manager quotes, individual player analysis, and the Bryce Eldridge development subplot from Monday’s 9-3 Giants victory over the Dodgers. Read more at MLB.com
- ESPN has the complete box score and game recap for the Giants vs Dodgers series opener, including inning-by-inning scoring and full statistical breakdown from Dodger Stadium. Read more at ESPN
- CBS Sports has highlights from the Giants at Dodgers on May 11, including the Devers home run, the Adames two-run single, and the Giants’ three-run ninth inning rally. Watch highlights at CBS Sports
FAQ: Giants vs Dodgers
1. What was the final score of the Giants vs Dodgers game on May 11, 2026? The San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 in the series opener at Dodger Stadium on Monday, May 11, 2026.
2. Who were the top performers in the Giants vs Dodgers game? Rafael Devers went 2-for-5 with a home run, 2 RBI, and 3 runs scored. Willy Adames went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI, including a two-run single in the seventh and an RBI single in the ninth.
3. How did rookie Trevor McDonald perform against the Dodgers? McDonald held the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers to 3 runs on 9 hits across 5.1 innings in just his second career MLB start, earning a no-decision as Matt Gage picked up the win in relief.
4. How did Shohei Ohtani perform in the Giants vs Dodgers game? Ohtani went 0-for-5 on Monday night, one of his quieter performances of the 2026 season. The Dodgers managed only 3 runs on 10 hits as a team despite having 10 at-bats with runners in scoring position.
5. When is the next Giants vs Dodgers game? The Giants and Dodgers continue their series Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, with San Francisco facing Dodgers right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The four-game series runs through Thursday, May 14.
