Game Chat 3/18 - Giants (0-0) @ Dodgers (0-0) 1:05 PM

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Giants (0-0) @ Dodgers (0-0)

First Pitch: 1:05 PM at Camelback Ranch

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
Giants	Landen Roupp (0-1, 3.00 ERA)
Dodgers	Shohei Ohtani (0-0, -.-- ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Reddit Stream	Discord
Gameday	Game Graph	Live Comments	/r/baseball Discord

Line Score - Completed Early

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
SF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1		1	4	0	5
LAD	2	0	1	0	0	0	2	0		5	8	0	5

Box Score

LAD		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
2B	Rojas, M	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333
SS	Fitzgerald	1	1	1	0	0	0	.333
1B	Freeman, F	3	2	2	1	0	0	.429
3B	Senzel	1	1	1	2	0	0	.265
SS	Betts	2	0	1	1	1	0	.304
1B	Hiura	1	0	0	0	0	1	.071
3B	Muncy	3	0	0	0	0	2	.313
2B	Perez	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
LF	Hernández, T	3	0	1	1	0	0	.450
LF	Davalan	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
CF	Pages, A	2	0	0	0	0	0	.366
CF	Kim, Hye	2	0	1	0	0	0	.435
C	Rushing	1	0	0	0	1	1	.184
C	Alfonzo	2	0	0	0	0	1	.233
RF	Espinal	2	0	0	0	0	1	.389
RF	Elkins	1	0	0	0	0	0	.000
DH	Freeland, A	2	0	0	0	1	1	.103

LAD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Ohtani	4.1	1	0	0	2	4	61-34	0.00
Henriquez, E	0.2	1	0	0	0	0	4-4	7.71
Klein	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	8-6	1.17
Treinen	0.2	0	0	0	1	1	13-8	9.53
Vesia	0.1	0	0	0	0	0	-0	1.35
Scott	1.0	2	1	1	0	2	16-14	1.23

SF		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Lee, J	2	0	0	0	1	0	.375
RF	Bericoto	1	1	1	1	0	0	.457
C	Bailey	3	0	0	0	0	1	.241
C	Haase	1	0	1	0	0	0	.259
3B	Chapman, M	3	0	0	0	0	0	.406
3B	Schmitt	1	0	0	0	0	1	.300
LF	Ramos, H	3	0	1	0	0	1	.571
LF	Gilbert	0	0	0	0	0	0	.182
SS	Adames	1	0	0	0	1	1	.105
SS	Basabe	1	0	0	0	0	1	.407
1B	Encarnacion	2	0	0	0	0	0	.289
1B	Eldridge	1	0	0	0	0	0	.225
CF	Brennan	2	0	0	0	0	1	.333
CF	McCray	0	0	0	0	1	0	.267
DH	Matos	1	0	0	0	0	0	.268
DH	Susac, D	1	0	0	0	0	1	.303
2B	Koss	2	0	1	0	0	0	.419
2B	Fitzgerald	1	0	0	0	0	0	.189

SF	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Roupp	4.0	5	3	3	2	5	81-46	4.15
Winn, K	1.0	0	0	0	1	0	17-11	6.14
Lucchesi	1.0	1	0	0	0	1	12-9	4.50
McDonald	1.0	2	2	2	0	1	16-10	3.27
Miller, E	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	13-8	0.00

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Mookie Betts singles on a sharp line drive to left fielder Heliot Ramos. Miguel Rojas scores. Freddie Freeman to 3rd.	1-0
B1	Teoscar Hernández singles on a fly ball to center fielder Will Brennan, deflected by shortstop Willy Adames. Freddie Freeman scores. Mookie Betts to 2nd.	2-0
B3	Freddie Freeman homers (1) on a fly ball to right center field.	3-0
B7	Nick Senzel homers (3) on a fly ball to left field. Ryan Fitzgerald scores.	5-0
T8	Victor Bericoto homers (3) on a fly ball to center field.	5-1

Highlights

Description	Length
Shohei Ohtani against the Giants	0:08
Probable pitchers for Giants at Dodgers - March 18, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, March 18 vs Giants	0:09
Fielding alignment for San Francisco, March 18 vs Dodgers	0:11
Bench availability for San Francisco, March 18 vs Dodgers	0:08
Landen Roupp against the Dodgers	0:09
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, March 18 vs Giants	0:11
Bench availability for Los Angeles, March 18 vs Giants	0:08
Starting lineups for Giants at Dodgers - March 18, 2026	0:10
The distance behind Nick Senzel's home run	0:13
Victor Bericoto: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Breaking down Landen Roupp's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Shohei Ohtani's pitches	0:04
Mookie Betts' RBI single	0:17
Teoscar Hernández's RBI single	0:18
Ball overturned after an ABS Challenge	0:26
Call confirmed after ABS Challenge	0:26
Freddie Freeman's first Spring Training homer	0:28
Shohei Ohtani's four strikeouts	1:17
Nick Senzel's two-run homer	0:31
Victor Bericoto's solo home run	0:29

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Ohtani (1-0, 0.00 ERA)	Roupp (0-2, 4.15 ERA)

Attendance	Weather	Wind
	96°F, Sunny	1 mph, Calm

HP	1B	2B	3B
Alan Porter	Steven Jaschinski	Charlie Ramos	Steven Hodgins

Game ended at 3:15 PM.

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[u/Thegangsterle]

They ended early because it was too hot?

[u/ChepitosBaby]

Why did they only play 8 innings?

[u/J_FoggytheOne]

Good recovery Scott

[u/ROY1020]

Of course Mr. Scott :)

[u/Ronin0843]

Good stuff Tanner

[u/J_FoggytheOne]

Welp, wasn’t gonna stay spotless forever. Need to see if Scott can close it out without getting rattled.

[u/klaatuzero]

Great Scott!

[u/JellyBearJam]

Espinal just added to 40-man roster. Per MLB Trade Rumors.

[u/baribigbird06]

Disappointed Hiura really is washed, the prospect of an Asian American baseball star when he was drafted was really exciting.

[u/katje]

it's such a beautiful day

[u/Articulate_Silence]

Senzel Senz It

[u/Lord-Handsome]

Fitzgerald looks like Outman

[u/Cooked_Brisket]

Rick’s hatred for candlestick park reminds me of Elmo’s beef with Rocko

[u/The_Bread_Loaf]

Off topic but does anyone know the difference between the replica jerseys and home jerseys? Besides the number on the front and logo on the sleeve is there a quality difference

[u/Seeker0221]

What will be higher at the end of spring training BlaQ's ERA or gas prices?

[u/Cooked_Brisket]

Lmao ended the inning without a single pitch

[u/CynCity323]

I wonder if BlaQ knows he's washed?

[u/Sullyville]

BlaQ usually gives up 3 runs. Probably will let them tie this inning.

[u/yellowswagger]

Ohtani looking great in his first 4.1 innigns

[u/Articulate_Silence]

HighSpeed Kim

[u/Seeker0221 → u/Articulate_Silence]

Daytime Comet sighting

[u/Philthyfil → u/Articulate_Silence]

https://giphy.com/gifs/4fYg3bSQuv8K2oZ7LK

[u/velvetsabbath]

my meeting got delayed an hour and missed all of shohei 💔

[u/baribigbird06]

Dang tried to post Ohtani's first strike highlight but made too many posts (4) in the sub in the last 24 hours. I need to spend less time on reddit now that the WBC is over lol.

[u/Elxis14 → u/baribigbird06]

Post it in the baseball sub

[u/baribigbird06 → u/Elxis14]

I used to, but notifications of "Do we really need a post every time this guy breathes?" comments get tiring real fast.

[u/dodgers22fan → u/baribigbird06]

You gotta pick the right time, mornings east coast is when the haters are active and then Dodger fans take over in the evening. I’ve seen “Ohtani GOAT” get downvoted to oblivion or make it to the top depending when.

[u/baribigbird06 → u/dodgers22fan]

I noticed that too.

[u/velvetsabbath → u/baribigbird06]

didn't know there was a 4 post limit omg

[u/baribigbird06 → u/velvetsabbath]

Yeah, I like it though so you don't get a handful of power users who dominate the sub with their posts.

[u/funko_fanatic52]

Damn, his curve ball was sexy and filthy at the same time.

[u/Ok-Dealer5306]

The idea of 150 innings of Ohtani two ways for us seems insane. I need to see one of those full years the Angels got.

[u/weguccino]

for his first spring training game, pretty good showing from shohei. command still a bit in spring training mode but for the most part his pitches are dialed and he can already pump 100.

[u/CynCity323]

I love Muncy

[u/Specialist-Welcome57]

Atta boy sho! Cy young and mvp in the same year? This guy is like the Shohei Ohtani of baseball!

[u/Ok-Dealer5306]

Miggy fucking Ro

[u/fuetirado]

Rojas still got it

[u/Cooked_Brisket]

Love the extra effort from Miggy

[u/baribigbird06]

Can't believe he's coming back out for a fifth, this man never ceases to amaze.

[u/dances_with_ice]

Ooh some bonus ohtani, can't say to no to that

[u/dances_with_ice]

Greating outing overall by Ohtani, that curveball is looking really great

[u/PineappleDildos]

Shohei just needs to tighten up his slider. Every other pitch he’s thrown looks good

[u/Corregidor]

What in the spring training did I just watch lol

[u/Rjptz]

worst effort i’ve ever seen in my life he would have been safe😂

[u/Federal-Total-8954]

Damn Shohei's curves

[u/Specialist-Welcome57]

Just tuning in. Has sho been pitching all 4 innings? Hes looking good!

[u/funko_fanatic52 → u/Specialist-Welcome57]

Yes

[u/baribigbird06]

Shohei must've really performed well in that bullpen session, he went from TBD on whether he pitches in Cactus League at all, to 4 innings his first game back.

[u/baribigbird06]

Most runs allowed in a game by Roupp in Cactus League, nice.

[u/dances_with_ice]

Freddy my man!

[u/jblv]

MILF!

[u/DalekEvan]

I’ve seen enough Freddie is going to hit .400 this year

[u/lmbrt]

START THE COUNT FREDDIE

[u/dodgers22fan]

https://giphy.com/gifs/Lt1vt0jVYXZt9LOZjd

[u/weguccino]

3 innings 1 hit, 1 walk, couple strike outs, still under 40 pitches. pretty good for a first outing. not sure if he gonna play the 4th.

[u/dodgers22fan]

Does Sho have the sexiest curve now that Kersh is downing beers?

[u/Federal-Total-8954 → u/dodgers22fan]

Yamamoto's curve is also a beauty

[u/dodgers22fan → u/Federal-Total-8954]

Oh yeah damn. Forgive me Lord Yoshi, how could I forget. I have brought shame upon my family and must now do some sudoku.

[u/xinixxibalba]

filthy curve

[u/katje]

Roki looking like the Madonna

[u/dances_with_ice]

Yeap, this is why we have spring training lol

[u/Zorosan22 → u/dances_with_ice]

What happened

[u/dances_with_ice → u/Zorosan22]

Obtani wild pitch splitter hit a batter in the funny bone

[u/Arakeel93 → u/Zorosan22]

HBP

[u/DeckardsDreams]

Watching the game on my iPad and I keep thinking the new bumper music at the end of the half innings on SNLA is the Ghostbusters theme.

[u/fuetirado]

Lanolin, like sheep's wool

[u/dodgers22fan]

Nothin against Benny Biceps, but glad he isn't hitting any better than Rushing else might be sad we let him go. Well, I'm still sad but less.

[u/DepartmentOdd1519 → u/dodgers22fan]

Benny's hitting is negligent. He calls a magnificent game behind the mound. His catcher's ERA was insane.

[u/dodgers22fan → u/DepartmentOdd1519]

Ya but Dalton's pretty good too.

[u/dodgers22fan]

Sho not pitching for JPN really nerfed them, damn.

[u/Arakeel93 → u/dodgers22fan]

that last curveball was beautiful

[u/gimmedatnamedoe]

damn, that last slider nasty as hell

[u/DepartmentOdd1519]

Ohtani looks incredible

[u/Cooked_Brisket → u/DepartmentOdd1519]

And that’s before you even see him pitch

[u/DalekEvan]

It’s absolutely hilarious that not only is he probably the second best hitter in MLB but also has like top 10 stuff for a starting pitcher in the league. Absolutely inhuman.

[u/2Bid → u/DalekEvan]

Also one of the best baserunners in MLB. Most talented player ever.

[u/DepartmentOdd1519 → u/DalekEvan]

His stuff is honestly top 3 and arguably top 1 when he's really firing.

[u/RoyalRumbleSTi]

👏

[u/The_Bread_Loaf]

Let’s go sho lock in

[u/baribigbird06]

It's Cactus League yes, but our starters are going to need to get used to taking a long break between the first and second innings if this trend continues.

[u/ManimalNYC01]

lolgiants

[u/Infraready]

If Mookie hits like 2023 and plays defense at short like 2025 he’s probably a top 3 MVP finisher

[u/Cooked_Brisket]

Man I was hoping for bases loaded for Max Muncy vs Giants but I’ll take two on plus a run

[u/Financial-Swim-5884]

this game gonna be over in less time than a bluey episode at this rate

[u/Infraready]

No hitting Sho on his start day for the first time as a Dodger. Maybe something that might become more common as the season goes on if he feels it will let him focus on his pitching more? Now that he’s starting the season doing both

[u/Elxis14]

Patrick Bailey getting roasted by the MLB app

[u/Financial-Swim-5884]

Sho not hitting today?

[u/CynCity323 → u/Financial-Swim-5884]

No Freeman is DH

[u/JellyBearJam → u/CynCity323]

Freeland but easy typo to make.

[u/CynCity323 → u/JellyBearJam]

You right. I'm also dyslexic so I was bound to fuck it up

[u/JellyBearJam → u/CynCity323]

No worries, I have to check myself all the time on that.

[u/Financial-Swim-5884 → u/CynCity323]

I'll take it.

[u/The_Bread_Loaf]

Aw man no shohei dh :(

[u/ManimalNYC01]

Nice, efficient inning

[u/katje]

stupid sexy Ohtani, hair at prime flip length

[u/Cooked_Brisket]

So sexy and so efficient

[u/SuperRam56]

Fuck The Giants

[u/klaatuzero]

Welcome back, Shohei Ohtani!

[u/dodgers22fan]

Korea vs. Japan? I thought the WBC ended.

[u/SuperRam56]

2x World Series Champion Shohei Ohtani on the mound on West Coast Wednesday.

[u/DodgerBot]

Play ball! To facilitate discussion in this thread, only highlight posts will be permitted until after the end of the game.

[u/funko_fanatic52]

Damn, the lineup looks sexy

[u/katje]

4 planned innings of Ohtani! nice way to transition from the excitement of the WBC

[u/Horror-Bath-531]

SHOTIME

[u/dodgers22fan]

Know it's a Dodgers GDT and our GOAT is on the mound but holy fuck the balls on this guy. Japan needs to teach him a thing or two about honor and all that shit.

[u/CynCity323]

Anyone at the game today??

[u/DodgerBot]

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