The Los Angeles Dodgers’ lineup, pitching matchups and how to watch Wednesday's game against the San Francisco Giants.
May 12, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani looks on before batting against the San Francisco Giants during the seventh inning at Dodger Stadium.
Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn ImagesThe Dodgers have dropped the first two games of their series at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium to the San Francisco Giants. Overall, the Dodgers have lost four consecutive games,The Dodgers' offense has been dormant for the last two weeks, and they've scored three or fewer runs in each of their last five games.
On Tuesday, they'll give the ball to one of the game's best pitchers — but won't have him in the lineup leading off.in his first full season as a two-way player for the Dodgers, allowing just four earned runs over 37 innings for a 0.97 ERA. He has 42 strikeouts to nine walks while sporting a 0.81 WHIP. Ohtani faced the Giants as a pitcher three weeks ago, pitching six shutout innings with seven strikeouts.
That was his last pitching start in which he also hit . Opposite Ohtani will be Giants left-hander Robbie Ray, who's continuing his career resurgence in San Francisco. After an All-Star 2025 season, Ray has picked up where he left off, sporting a 2.76 ERA across eight starts with 47 strikeouts over 45.2 innings of work. Ray hasn't allowed more than three runs in any start this season.
He'll look to continue his dominance against a scuffling Dodgers offense that won't have Ohtani. Betts is leading off with Ohtani out of the lineup, while Pages is hitting cleanup above Tucker. Hernández has been moved back up to the No. 6 spot, with Call and Espinal getting starts against the left-hander.
First pitch for Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants on Wednesday, May 13 is 7:10 p.m. PT/10:10 p.m. ET. Noah Camras graduated from the University of Southern California in 2022 with a B.A. in Journalism and a minor in sports media studies. He was born and raised in Los Angeles and has extensively covered Southern California sports in his career.
Noah is the publisher of Dodgers on SI after contributing as a writer and editor over the last three years.
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