LOS ANGELES — The Giants just kept receiving gift after gift after gift.
For the 90th time since moving to San Francisco, the Giants drew 10 walks in a single game. Yoshinobu Yamamoto, the Dodgers’ starting pitcher, walked six, a season-high. Relievers Michael Kopech and Blake Treinen issued two free passes.
Drawing that many walks correlates with winning. Entering play, the Giants were 69-20 in games where they drew at least 10 walks since moving to the West Coast. Earlier this year, they drew 10 walks in a rain-shortened game against the New York Yankees. This season, teams in the majors are 15-2 when totaling at least 10 walks.
More baserunners, generally, means more runs. For San Francisco, that was not the case on Thursday night at Dodgers Stadium. Despite drawing 10 walks and Loga