GIANTS FALL: Early Bright Spots Starting to Cool Off

After winning the first two games, rhe San Francisco Giants split the series with the Los Angeles Dodgers, and it came in a game where the Dodgers didn’t even need Shohei Ohtani or Mookie Betts to get it done. Emmet Sheehan continues to give the Giants trouble in a way no one else has, raising real questions about this matchup moving forward. Still, there was a historic moment as Jung Hoo Lee delivered an inside-the-park home run — the first by a Giant at Dodger Stadium since it opened in 1962. But beyond that highlight, the bigger story is starting to shift. Are the early bright spots beginning to cool off? Casey Schmitt has slowed down, Landen Roupp is starting to look more human, and the Giants are still searching for consistency. Plus, a look ahead to a matchup with the Oakland Athletics, a team that’s been better than expected and presents another test.