In defeating the San Francisco Giants by a final score of 4-3 on Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers successfully snapped a five-game losing streak and jumped into a second-place tie with the Colorado Rockies in the National League West.
Gaining ground in the division was made possible by Hyun-Jin Ryu, who shined in his return from the 60-day disabled list. In his first Major League start since May 2, he tossed six shutout innings and allowed only three hits with six strikeouts.
Ryu’s excellent outing against the Giants continued a recent trend of Dodgers’ starting pitchers stepping up in the midst of a plethora of concerns surrounding the bullpen.