Giants Suffer Shaky Loss to Dodgers

TL;DR

The San Francisco Giants lost to the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-2, evening their four-game series at 2-2. Landen Roupp struggled on the mound, allowing four earned runs in the game.

Key points

Giants lost to Dodgers 5-2
Series is now tied 2-2
Landen Roupp was the starting pitcher
Giants struggled with run support
Robbie Ray pitched in the previous loss

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The San Francisco Giants entered Thursday's matchup, the four-game series finale against the Los Angeles Dodgers, with a 2-1 series lead. They lost 4-0 on Wednesday in a game where the offense struggled to generate run support behind Robbie Ray.

That continued on Thursday as the Giants fell once again to the Dodgers in a 5-2 loss, evening the series at 2-2.

For Thursday’s start, Landen Roupp took the mound for the Giants and allowed four earned runs. Roupp looked strong against a formidable Dodgers' lineup, one of the best in baseball on paper, despite some recent struggles from Los Angeles.

The right-hander pitched 5 1/3 innings, allowing two walks while striking out seven. He surrendered a first-inning homer to Dodgers catcher Will Smith, only the second home run Roupp has allowed all season.

Although the Dodgers scored early, Roupp settled in nicely as the game progressed before running into trouble in the sixth inning, where he ultimately exited. It marked his second-highest pitch count of the season at 105 pitches.

His higher total came on April 21 against the Miami Marlins, when he threw 106 pitches over 7 2/3 innings.

Roupp relied heavily on his sinker (31 pitches), curveball (32), and changeup (27). He found particular success with the sinker, which generated two strikeouts, while the curveball accounted for most of his swing-and-miss production. That generated eight whiffs on 13 swings and four strikeouts.

He also struck out one batter with his fastball, though he used the pitch sparingly, throwing it only five times.