The lead
May 11, 2026 - Los Angeles - The San Francisco Giants walked into Dodger Stadium for a four-game set and grabbed the opener with both hands. Rafael Devers homered early, later drew a bases-loaded walk that broke a seventh-inning tie, Willy Adames ripped a two-run single in the same frame against a shaky home bullpen, and the Giants beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-3 on Monday night, per the Associated Press recap on CBS Sports.
AP noted the two-time defending World Series champions have dropped eight of 12, including three straight lopsided defeats, while scoring three runs or fewer in nine of those games.
How the game turned
San Francisco’s seventh-inning surge turned a competitive night into a statement. Adames’ single off a Los Angeles reliever widened the gap after Devers forced in the go-ahead run with patience rather than a swing, letting traffic compound against a pen that could not shut the inning down.
Pitching and matchup notes
The Giants’ staff worked with a lead after Devers’ early damage and kept Shohei Ohtani from igniting a rally: AP had Ohtani 0-for-5 with two strikeouts, hitless in 19 of 37 games with a plate appearance on the young season, and Mookie Betts 1-for-5 with a single in his first game since April 4 after an injured-list return.
Bats that changed the board
Beyond Devers and Adames, Casey Schmitt and Heliot Ramos factored into the AthX Engine side of the ledger—San Francisco led the May 11 slate at 18 team FP—as the order stacked pressure inning over inning instead of relying on a single jackpot frame.
AthX Engine fantasy angle
The Giants’ 18 AthX Engine team FP topped the league on May 11, with Rafael Devers’ 12 hitting FP and Casey Schmitt’s 9 sitting near the top of AthX Engine’s daily hitter board. Road series openers still go vertical when visiting lineups fuse power with walks in the same inning. AthX Engine differs from dynamic pricing.
What comes next
Los Angeles exits first place in the NL West by a half-game, per AP, while San Francisco carries 12 hits’ worth of noise into the rest of the four-game set.
*Sources: MLB.com schedule, MLB gameday wrap, CBS Sports recap, Associated Press via CBS, and AthX Engine scoring. Information only; not financial advice.*
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