Introduction
The San Francisco Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 at Dodger Stadium on May 12, 2026, and this Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants match player stats breakdown covers every hitter and pitcher who took part. The Dodgers entered the game at 24-18 and sitting near the top of the NL West, while the Giants came in at 18-24 and looking to build on recent momentum. Los Angeles was already missing key bullpen and rotation pieces, including Brusdar Graterol, Gavin Stone, Ben Casparius and Jake Cousins, all on the injured list. San Francisco was without Tommy John recovery case Hayden Birdsong and hip flexor patient Reiver Sanmartin. Back-to-back home runs from Eric Haase and Harrison Bader off Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto turned a 2-1 deficit into a lead the Giants never gave back, and a three-run seventh inning put the game away.
Match Overview Table
| Date | Venue | Competition | Final Score | Records |
| May 12, 2026 | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA | MLB Regular Season | Giants 6, Dodgers 2 | LAD 24-18, SF 18-24 |
Pre-Match Context
The Dodgers came into the series leading the season series against the Giants after taking two of three in an April meeting, but Los Angeles had also been scuffling, entering this stretch on a four-game losing streak while scoring three runs or fewer in 10 of its previous 13 games. San Francisco needed the win to build on a stretch in which it had taken four of its last five games. The Dodgers’ pitching staff was already thin. Right-hander Brusdar Graterol remained out recovering from shoulder and back surgery, Gavin Stone was working through right shoulder inflammation, Ben Casparius had been on the injured list since April 13 with shoulder inflammation, and Jake Cousins remained out following Tommy John surgery. The Giants had their own rotation and bullpen gaps, with Hayden Birdsong out for the season after Tommy John surgery and Reiver Sanmartin sidelined by a hip flexor strain. Neither absence directly involved a player active in this game, but both teams were operating without full pitching depth heading into a stretch of the schedule that would decide series momentum.
Quarter by Quarter Score Table
| Inning | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
| Giants | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Dodgers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
Inning by Inning Breakdown
1st Inning
Shohei Ohtani opened the game with a single off Giants starter Adrian Houser and advanced on a Freddie Freeman single and a Kyle Tucker hit-by-pitch. Will Smith drove in Ohtani with a sacrifice fly to right field, giving the Dodgers a 1-0 lead. Houser stranded the next two runners to hold the damage to one run. San Francisco went in order against Yamamoto in the bottom half.
3rd Inning
Eric Haase led off the Giants third with a solo home run to left center, tying the game at 1-1. Ohtani answered immediately in the bottom of the inning with a solo homer of his own to left center off Houser, putting the Dodgers back ahead 2-1. Both bullpens settled in after the trade of home runs.
5th Inning
Harrison Bader hit a two-strike solo homer to left field to tie the game at 2-2. Haase followed one batter later with his second home run of the night, also to left center, giving San Francisco a 3-2 lead. The Dodgers went down in order in the bottom half against Houser.
7th Inning
Heliot Ramos doubled and Willy Adames singled to put runners in scoring position against Yamamoto. Drew Gilbert, pinch hitting for Bader, reached on a bunt single that scored Ramos. Jung Hoo Lee then doubled to deep right center, driving in both Gilbert and Adames to make it 6-2. Blake Treinen relieved Yamamoto to end the inning, but the damage was done.
Team Stats Comparison Table
| Stat | Giants | Dodgers |
| Runs | 6 | 2 |
| Hits | 10 | 4 |
| Walks | 1 | 5 |
| Strikeouts | 8 | 11 |
| Errors | 0 | 0 |
Key Numbers That Decided the Game
The numbers show a Giants offense that turned a small hit total advantage into a decisive edge through the long ball, while Dodgers pitching missed bats but gave up costly contact.
- San Francisco hit three home runs to the Dodgers’ one, with Eric Haase accounting for two of them.
- The Giants scored six runs on 10 hits while the Dodgers managed just four hits in nine innings.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight batters but allowed five earned runs and three home runs in 6.1 innings.
- The Dodgers left 17 runners on base compared to nine for the Giants.
- San Francisco’s bullpen combined for four scoreless innings after Adrian Houser exited.
Full Box Score — San Francisco Giants
Eric Haase drove in four of the Giants’ six runs with a two-homer, two-RBI night from the catcher spot, and Harrison Bader added a fifth-inning solo shot. Jung Hoo Lee capped the scoring with a two-run double in the seventh. Adrian Houser worked 5.2 innings for the win, and Caleb Kilian closed it out for his second save.
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI |
| J. Lee (RF) | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| L. Arraez (2B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| C. Schmitt (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| R. Devers (DH) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| H. Ramos (LF) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| W. Adames (SS) | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| B. Eldridge (1B) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M. Chapman (3B) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Bader (CF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| D. Gilbert (PH-CF) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| E. Haase (C) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 37 | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Home runs: E. Haase (2), H. Bader (1). Doubles: J. Lee, H. Ramos.
Pitching
| Player | IP | H | ER | SO |
| A. Houser (W, 1-4) | 5.2 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| M. Gage (H, 5) | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Peguero | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| S. Hentges | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| C. Kilian (S, 2) | 1.1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 9.0 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
Full Box Score — Los Angeles Dodgers
Shohei Ohtani was the offensive bright spot for Los Angeles, going 2-for-4 with a home run, a walk and an RBI. Freddie Freeman and Kyle Tucker each reached base twice, but the rest of the lineup managed just one combined hit. Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight over 6.1 innings but took the loss after allowing three home runs.
Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI |
| S. Ohtani (DH) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| M. Betts (SS) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| F. Freeman (1B) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| K. Tucker (RF) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| W. Smith (C) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M. Muncy (3B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| A. Pages (CF) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| T. Hernandez (LF) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| H. Kim (2B) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 29 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
Home runs: S. Ohtani (1). Sacrifice flies: W. Smith.
Pitching
| Player | IP | H | ER | SO |
| Y. Yamamoto (L, 3-3) | 6.1 | 6 | 5 | 8 |
| B. Treinen | 0.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| E. Henriquez | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| J. Dreyer | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Total | 9.0 | 10 | 6 | 11 |
Game Leaders / Top Performers
Eric Haase delivered the biggest individual performance of the night, going 2-for-4 with two home runs and two RBI from the eighth spot in the Giants order. His third-inning shot tied the game and his fifth-inning homer, coming one batter after Bader’s, put San Francisco ahead for good. Harrison Bader’s two-strike solo homer in the fifth was his first since March 30 and set up Haase’s go-ahead swing. Adrian Houser earned his first career win against the Dodgers, allowing two runs on three hits with four strikeouts over 5.2 innings. Shohei Ohtani was the lone consistent Dodgers threat, homering for the first time since April 26 and reaching base three times.
| Player | Team | Line |
| E. Haase (C) | Giants | 2-4, 2 R, 2 RBI, 2 HR |
| A. Houser (P) | Giants | 5.2 IP, 2 ER, 3 BB, 4 SO |
| H. Bader (CF) | Giants | 2-4, 1 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR |
| S. Ohtani (DH) | Dodgers | 2-4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 HR |
Starting Lineups Table
| Position | Giants | Dodgers |
| 1 | J. Lee (RF) | S. Ohtani (DH) |
| 2 | L. Arraez (2B) | M. Betts (SS) |
| 3 | C. Schmitt (3B) | F. Freeman (1B) |
| 4 | R. Devers (DH) | K. Tucker (RF) |
| 5 | H. Ramos (LF) | W. Smith (C) |
| 6 | W. Adames (SS) | M. Muncy (3B) |
| 7 | B. Eldridge (1B) | A. Pages (CF) |
| 8 | H. Bader (CF) | T. Hernandez (LF) |
| 9 | E. Haase (C) | H. Kim (2B) |
Starting pitchers: Adrian Houser (Giants) vs. Yoshinobu Yamamoto (Dodgers).
Injury Report Table
| Player | Injury | Status |
| Brusdar Graterol (LAD) | Shoulder/back surgery recovery | Out, 60-day IL |
| Gavin Stone (LAD) | Right shoulder inflammation | Out, 60-day IL |
| Ben Casparius (LAD) | Right shoulder inflammation | Out, IL since Apr 13 |
| Jake Cousins (LAD) | Tommy John surgery recovery | Out, 60-day IL |
| Hayden Birdsong (SF) | Tommy John surgery | Out for season |
| Reiver Sanmartin (SF) | Right hip flexor strain | Out, 60-day IL |
Neither team’s absences directly involved a player active in this specific game, but both clubs took the field short-handed on their pitching depth charts. The Dodgers in particular were leaning on Yamamoto to work deep into games with less bullpen support available behind him.
Season Series and Head to Head
The Dodgers and Giants met seven times through mid-May in the 2026 season series, with results split across two series before this game and two after it.
| Date | Result |
| April 21, 2026 | Giants 3, Dodgers 1 |
| April 22, 2026 | Giants 3, Dodgers 0 |
| April 23, 2026 | Dodgers 3, Giants 0 |
| May 11, 2026 | Giants 9, Dodgers 3 |
| May 12, 2026 | Giants 6, Dodgers 2 |
| May 13, 2026 | Dodgers 4, Giants 0 |
| May 14, 2026 | Dodgers 5, Giants 2 |
Conference / League Standings
At the time of the game, the Dodgers held a 24-18 record and the Giants sat at 18-24, both competing within the NL West. Full division rankings and games-back figures for this exact date were not available from verified sources and are left out rather than estimated.
Broadcast and Stream Information Table
| Detail | Information |
| Venue | Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, CA |
| Attendance | 50,029 |
| Game Time | 2:40 |
| National Streaming | MLB.TV (out-of-market option) |
Specific regional broadcast channel information for this game was not confirmed from available sources.
FAQ
Who won the Dodgers vs Giants game on May 12, 2026?
The San Francisco Giants won 6-2 over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium behind two home runs from Eric Haase.
How many home runs were hit in the game?
Four home runs were hit total, three by the Giants including two from Eric Haase and one from Harrison Bader, and one by Shohei Ohtani for the Dodgers.
Who took the loss for the Dodgers?
Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the loss, falling to 3-3 after allowing five earned runs and three home runs over 6.1 innings.
Did Shohei Ohtani homer in this game?
Yes, Ohtani hit a solo home run in the third inning, his first since April 26, and finished 2-for-4 with a walk.
What was the losing streak the Dodgers were on entering this game?
The Dodgers had lost four straight games and had scored three runs or fewer in 10 of their previous 13 games.
Who earned the save for the Giants?
Caleb Kilian recorded his second save of the season with 1.1 scoreless innings of relief.
What is the 2026 season series record between the two teams through mid-May?
Through May 14, 2026, the Giants led the season series 4-3 after seven meetings between the clubs.
Conclusion
This loss extended a rough stretch for the Dodgers pitching staff and offense, while the win kept San Francisco’s momentum going after a string of strong results. Eric Haase’s two home runs and Adrian Houser’s length out of the rotation decided the outcome, with the Giants bullpen closing the door over the final innings. The Dodgers responded by taking the next two games of the series on May 13 and May 14, evening their recent form against San Francisco. Both teams carried pitching injuries into this stretch of the schedule, and how each rotation held up became a central storyline for the rest of the season series.
Sources: ESPN, CBS Sports, Baseball-Reference.com, MLB.com, Wikipedia (Dodgers-Giants rivalry), FanGraphs RosterResource.
