Be the change you want to see
Giants 3, Dodgers 1
Sitting in Oracle Park’s lower bowl, a sea of blue jerseys filled the gulf between our seats and the field. The volume of cheers for Shohei Ohtani made you wonder if he signed with the Giants in an alternate universe.
Dodgers fans have invaded San Francisco for a few years, and I keep asking myself what it’s going to take to change it.
Long term? A lot more Giants winning and Dodgers losing.
Short term? A lot more nights like Tuesday.
The offense sent eight men to the plate in the first inning, rallying against splitters and sinkers and cutters and curveballs from the World Series MVP.
Landen Roupp got a well-timed double play to make a moot point out of his five walks in five innings. He ended the night 4-1 with a 2.28 ERA.
Tony Vitello did his best Bruce Bochy impression, building a five-headed monster out of Borucki, Gage, Miller, Winn, and Walker. You can argue whether that monster is scarier for Giants fans or opposing hitters, but the answer was clear Tuesday night.
By the time Walker struck out Alex Call for the final out, the seagulls were the only ones invading Oracle Park. Dodgers fans must’ve left early.
Up next: Shohei Ohtani makes his fourth career start against the Giants, and his first three have gone pretty well. He’s allowed one run in 15 innings, good for a 0.60 ERA. Tyler Mahle starts for the local nine at 6:40 pm.