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Dodgers make unfortunate modern era history in another soulless loss to Giants

Underneath an obscure stat are a lot of red flags.
ByKatrina Stebbins|
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May 12, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) reacts during the fifth inning as San Francisco Giants catcher Eric Haase (18) runs the bases after hitting his second one run home run of the game at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images
May 12, 2026; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto (18) reacts during the fifth inning as San Francisco Giants catcher Eric Haase (18) runs the bases after hitting his second one run home run of the game at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images | Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images

On Wednesday night, Shohei Ohtani hit his first home run since April 26 and went 2-for-4 with a walk overall, but that's about all Dodgers fans had to smile about.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who's been shaky but far from terrible over his last few starts, went six innings but gave up five runs, including three homers. Eric Haase, of all guys, went yard twice; Harrison Bader once.

Will Smith had given the Dodgers an early lead with a sac fly, and then Ohtani homered, but that was all we saw from LA's offense for the rest of the night. The Dodgers tallied just four hits in nine innings and lost 6-2.

It was their first time losing four straight games by four or more runs since July 1-4, 1936.

It's hard to sugarcoat this recent slide. Freddie Freeman, Kyle Tucker, Will Smith, and Teoscar Hernández still aren't performing to expectations. Hernández was once again batted in the eight spot and went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts. Ohtani might've broken his home run drought, but it could amount to nothing if he doesn't address some underlying issues.

Dodgers' offense flounders again in limp loss to Giants Tuesday night

During the opener, Orel Hersisher said something during an Ohtani at-bat that the Dodgers seem to agree with. Even if he were to hit a homer, what the Dodgers need to see out of Ohtani is more patience at the plate, which won't happen in just one at-bat. The Dodgers' most prized slugger has always been a free swinger, but some of his cuts lately have looked desperate. It's clear he's pressing.

This was supposed to be an easy stretch of schedule for the Dodgers (though, to be fair, everything sort of looks like an easy stretch when you're the Dodgers). It made more sense that they would struggle against the Braves, but the Giants? The Cardinals? The Marlins?

Maybe their next series against the Angels will give them a reboot before they go on to face the Padres for the first time this season. Right now, though, they're doomed to at least split this series with San Francisco.

There's really nothing for Dodgers fans to do other than wait for the offense to get right. We all know what these struggling players are capable of when they're hot; something's just not clicking right now. It'll come, but it kills us to wait.

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