The Giants hadn’t swept the Dodgers in a 3-game series since the end of the 2016 season.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Giants limped into their first home showdown with the team that took them to the wire last season and ultimately eliminated them from the playoffs in this very ballpark. It didn’t matter.
Carlos Rodón led the latest of three brilliant pitching performances, limiting Los Angeles’ vaunted lineup to two hits over six innings. Opposed by an equally tough left-hander in Julio Urías, the Giants got the backing needed to break out the brooms with two swings from Austin Slater and Mike Yastrzemski.
“It’s big,” Rodón said of the sweep. “That turns it around for us a little bit. It’s just something we want to build off of. Keep this momentum into these next coming series and see if we can roll with it.” “He kind of pitched the type of ballgame we expect from Carlos,” Kapler said. “He did a really nice job of attacking the zone with his fastball. His fastball obviously had good carry. It got stronger as the outing went on. The velo spike was certainly encouraging. …
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