The Dodgers showed off their deep bullpen in a 2-0 win over the Giants in seven innings on Thursday to sweep a double-game at Oracle Park in which they won both games by shutout.
After choosing not to play Wednesday in solidarity with the fight for racial justice, the Dodgers returned to action Thursday and, for the first time since 1971, won both games of a doubleheader by shutout.
From a normal 162-game season, the Dodgers are on track to win 118 games. Los Angeles needed to sweep the doubleheader in San Francisco to avoid losing a series for the first time this year.
The Dodgers, leading the way in the NL West, came into action Friday 24-9 with a 5.0 game lead over the San Diego Padres. (GG)(TAKEN MLB.COM)