If you remove the names from the back of the jerseys, and the faces from underneath the shiny helmets, the story of the Los Angeles Dodgers 9-1 win over the San Francisco Giants is quite simple. One team capitalized on their opportunities, and the other team did not.
Both teams got their initial runs on solo home runs — a leadoff drive by Mookie Betts and a fourth-inning moonshot by Wilmer Flores.
Wilmer unloads to left pic.twitter.com/6RUjK37cXh
— SF Giants on NBCS (@NBCSGiants) April 11, 2023
What followed those home runs is where the difference was made.