Austin Slater had his first multi-homer game, Johnny Cueto took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Saturday night.
Slater hit solo shots over the wall in center in the third and fifth innings off Clayton Kershaw and became only the seventh player to hit two homers in the same game off the Dodgers' ace.
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Austin Slater had his first multi-homer game, Johnny Cueto took a no-hitter into the sixth inning and the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-4 on Saturday night.
Cueto (1-0) only allowed a third-inning walk to Chris Taylor in the first five innings before hitting a wall in the sixth. He went 5 2/3 innings, marking his second straight outing where he was gone at least five innings. The right-hander allowed four runs on two hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
Kiké Hernández led off the Dodgers’ sixth with a triple to left that Pence lost track of in the Dodger Stadium twilight and scored on Austin Barnes’ ground out. Cueto walked two of the next three Dodger batters before his night ended when Justin Turner drove a hanging curveball halfway up the bleachers in left to bring LA within 5-4.
The Giants second baseman extended his hitting streak to a MLB-high 13 games with a first-inning single to left. It also marks the longest of his career, surpassing the 12-game streak he had with the Miami Marlins in 2012.
Dodgers: SS Corey Seager got a clean MRI scan on his back and is feeling less pain. Seager left Friday's game after feeling discomfort in his lower back.
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San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence, center, scores on a sacrifice fly by Mauricio Dubon as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes stands at right during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw watches a throw during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
It was a tough night for Kershaw (1-1), who has traditionally dominated the Giants. The right-hander came into the game with a 23-12 record and 1.74 ERA against San Francisco, but allowed four runs and six hits in 4 1/3 innings with a walk and six strikeouts. It is the second-shortest start of Kershaw’s career against the Giants and the first time he has allowed three home runs in a game to them in 49 starts.
San Francisco Giants' Austin Slater, front right, gestures as he scores after hitting a solo home run, while Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes, left, and starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, back right, stand at their positions during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
Cueto (1-0) only allowed a third-inning walk to Chris Taylor in the first five innings before hitting a wall in the sixth. He went 5 2/3 innings, marking his second straight outing where he was gone at least five innings. The right-hander allowed four runs on two hits with three walks and three strikeouts.
Mike Yastrzemski also homered in the third to extend San Francisco’s lead to 2-0. His drive to right marked the third time in Kershaw’s last seven regular-season starts that he has allowed multiple HR’s in the same inning.
Yastrzemski chased Kershaw with an RBI double to right-center to give the Giants a 4-0 lead in the fourth. they added a run in the sixth when Mauricio Dubón’ s sacrifice fly plated Hunter Pence.
San Francisco Giants' Mike Yastrzemski, right, gestures as he scores after hitting a solo home run, next to Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
Kiké Hernández led off the Dodgers’ sixth with a triple to left that Pence lost track of in the Dodger Stadium twilight and scored on Austin Barnes’ ground out. Cueto walked two of the next three Dodger batters before his night ended when Justin Turner drove a hanging curveball halfway up the bleachers in left to bring LA within 5-4.
STREAKING ALONG
Donovan Solano had three hits and upped his batting average to .462, which leads the majors.
San Francisco Giants' Austin Slater, left, runs to first base as he hits a solo home run while Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw, center, and catcher Austin Barnes, right, watch during the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
The Giants second baseman extended his hitting streak to a MLB-high 13 games with a first-inning single to left. It also marks the longest of his career, surpassing the 12-game streak he had with the Miami Marlins in 2012.
TRAINER'S ROOM
Giants: RHP Jeff Samardjiza was placed on the 10-day injured list before the game due to right shoulder impingement. ... RHP Trevor Cahill (fingernail) threw three innings during an intrasquad game on Friday but still hasn't built up enough innings yet to rejoin the rotation.
Los Angeles Dodgers' Justin Turner, right, celebrates with Cody Bellinger after hitting a three-run home run during the sixth inning of a baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
Dodgers: SS Corey Seager got a clean MRI scan on his back and is feeling less pain. Seager left Friday's game after feeling discomfort in his lower back.
UP NEXT
Dodgers' right-hander Walker Buehler (0-0, 5.19 ERA) is 4-0 in six games against the Giants, with four being starts. Righty Kevin Gausman (0-1, 5.27 ERA) is still looking for his first win in a San Francisco uniform after signing during the offseason.
San Francisco Giants left fielder Hunter Pence can't find a fly ball hit by Los Angeles Dodgers' Enrique Hernández for a triple during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
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San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto, left, briefly talks with Los Angeles Dodgers' Joc Pederson after Pederson flew out to end the third inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence, center, scores on a sacrifice fly by Mauricio Dubon as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Austin Barnes stands at right during the sixth inning of a baseball game Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Clayton Kershaw watches a throw during the first inning of the team's baseball game against the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020, in Los Angeles. (AP PhotoMark J. Terrill)