SAN FRANCISCO—Matt Chapman homered and drove in three runs, and the San Francisco Giants hit 10 doubles, two shy of the franchise record, to rout the Los Angeles Dodgers 10–4 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd of 40,428 at Oracle Park.
It equaled the team’s most doubles in more than 100 years, since the New York Giants had 12 at Brooklyn on April 11, 1912.
Every starter had a hit for the Giants, and San Francisco finished with a season-high 11 extra-base hits to take the rubber game for its first series win at home against the rival Dodgers since June 2022.
After taking Friday night’s series opener 5–3 on a two-run, walk-off home run by rookie Brett Wisely, the Giants had every opportunity to win again Saturday, only to see the Dodgers break open a nip-and-tuck game by scoring seven runs in the 11th inning en route to a 14–7 victory.
“We’re resilient,” Giants Manager Bob Melvin said. “After tough losses, we come out and do stuff like that almost every time. ... We’ve got to roll some games together leading up to the [all-star] break. This was a good start in what is kind of a tough stretch right now.”
Los Angeles starter James Paxton (7–2) allowed a career-high nine earned runs and 12 hits in four innings, losing for the first time in four career starts against the Giants.
“They were just on the fastball today,” Paxton said. “We tried to go to some other things, but they were just all over it.”
Jorge Soler, David Villar, Heliot Ramos, and Patrick Bailey all had run-scoring doubles as San Francisco scored in each of the first four innings to build a 9–0 lead.
Bailey added another RBI double in the eighth.
“It feels really good to take a series from an elite team like the Dodgers,” Soler said through a translator. “After winning the series, it kind of gives us more confidence to know that we can play to that level.”
Rookie Spencer Bivens (2–1) impressed in his first career start, limiting the Dodgers to one run and four hits, with three strikeouts and no walks, in five innings. His performance, which included two strikeouts of Dodgers slugger Shohei Ohtani, provided a desperately needed boost for San Francisco’s injury-ravaged pitching staff.
“I’ve been waiting my whole life for that,” Bivens said. “It’s really special. To be able to help the team win, to put us in a good position to help the bullpen, whatever they have me do, I’ll do it. I’m just happy I was able to help them out.”
Chris Taylor homered and doubled in a run for Los Angeles, which had won four straight series against the Giants.
Ohtani went 0 for 5, with three strikeouts.
San Francisco finished a 5–2 homestand with series wins against the Chicago Cubs and the Dodgers.
Trainer’s Room
Dodgers: Left-hander Clayton Kershaw (left-shoulder surgery) is expected to resume playing catch early this week after being shut down June 24 due to lingering soreness.Roster Moves
The Giants recalled right-hander Landen Roupp from Triple-A Sacramento, Calif., and designated right-hander Spencer Howard for assignment. Roupp pitched 2 2/3 innings in relief, allowing three runs and three hits, with two walks and three strikeouts.Up Next
Dodgers: Right-hander Bobby Miller (1–1, 6.75 earned-run average) is scheduled to open a three-game series against visiting Arizona on Tuesday night opposite Diamondbacks right-hander Ryne Nelson (5–6, 5.69).Giants: Rookie right-hander Hayden Birdsong (0–0, 5.79) is set to make his second career start Tuesday night as San Francisco begins a three-game series at Atlanta. The Braves are expected to counter with right-hander Reynaldo López (6–2, 1.70), who has won his past three starts and four straight decisions.
