The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-0 in a regular-season MLB match on Friday evening, extending their recent dominance over their division rivals. By then the pattern was clear enough, even if the final score didn't show the whole story of who controlled this game.
The Giants have now lost four of their last five matches, including both games against the Dodgers earlier this month. They managed only one win during that stretch, a 5-2 victory over the Twins on Tuesday. And here's the thing about teams on such runs - the pressure builds without anyone needing to say it aloud.
The Dodgers came into this fixture with mixed form of their own. They had lost two consecutive games to the Padres before staging a 7-0 win against them on Wednesday. But against the Giants they have been anything but mixed - winning three straight meetings now.
Those earlier results from September 20th tell the tale: a 3-1 win and a 10-4 victory in the same double-header. This third game may have been tighter on the scoreboard, but to be fair the pattern of control remained the same throughout.
The result leaves the Giants further behind in whatever race they are running, while the Dodgers continue to pile pressure on their competitors. Three wins from three against one rival is not something you forget easily.
