That’s the most by the team since 2015, when the Dodgers were walked off a dozen times. The most walk-off losses since moving to Los Angeles was in 1992, with a whopping 15 such losses. That’s more understandable considering that team lost 99 games. In the Dodgers’ 68 seasons in Los Angeles, they’ve averaged 7.5 walk-off losses per season.
Tanner Scott has been the pitcher walking off the mound in each of the last three walk-off losses, and his struggles have been well-documented. But there are many facets to a game, like the Dodgers scoring only one run in 10 innings in Friday’s series opener, for instance.
The Dodgers have scored three or fewer runs eight times in their last 13 games, averaging just 3.46 runs during that stretch. On the season the Dodgers are 12-45 (.211) when scoring three or fewer runs, right in line with MLB as a whole (.218).
Clayton Kershaw makes his 60th career start against the Giants in the middle game of the series, and second this season. He pitched seven scoreless innings against them on June 14 at Dodger Stadium.
In the game immediately after a walk-off loss this season, the Dodgers have averaged 6.11 runs per game, scoring at least five runs seven times in nine games. They are 5-4 in those follow-up games, including two wins by Kershaw the day after, on June 8 at St. Louis and last Sunday in Baltimore.