The giant among Giants

Dodgers 4, Giants 0

The Giant Killer of all Giant Killers retired last year, and I couldn’t have been happier.

Nobody owned the Giants like Clayton Kershaw did. Not Goldschmidt, not Arenado, not even Scott Hairston.

Kershaw threw 411 2/3 innings against the Giants over 18 years and posted a 2.10 ERA. So long, farewell. See you never.

Problem is, someone filled his shoes. Problem is, he’s even better—and not just with a bat in his hands.

Shohei Ohtani stepped into Wednesday with a 0.43 ERA against the Giants … and still managed to lower it.

He fired seven shutout innings to bring that number down to 0.32 across five starts.

Even Kershaw couldn’t do that. He labored through his first five outings against the Giants, limping to a 1.50 ERA.

Imagine longing for the days of Kershaw. The Giants definitely don’t, unless the real Giant Killer is on the mound.

Up next: Landen Roupp (5-3, 3.09 ERA) leads the Giants into the series finale as they try to take three of four. Emmet Sheehan (2-1, 4.79 ERA) stands on the other side. First pitch at 7:10 pm.