LOS ANGELES — A sleeping giant? Or sleeping against the Giants?
It’s difficult to explain what happened to the Dodgers’ record-setting offense on Saturday night, but when the alarm clock started ringing in the late innings for Los Angeles, no one answered.
The Dodgers average more than 5.5 runs per game and have already set a new National League standard with 253 home runs this season, but a Giants pitching staff led by starter Tyler Beede tossed a stunning shutout in a 1-0 series-clinching win.
The only run the Giants scored came on a routine RBI groundout from center fielder Kevin Pillar in the top of the first, but it was all they needed to hold off their rivals.