What we learned as Eric Haase homers twice to help Giants defeat Dodgers again

LOS ANGELES — Dodger Stadium opened in 1962, and the Giants have been here every step of the way. At this point, if you’re the first Giant to do something at the ballpark, you’ve had a hell of a night. Eric Haase had a hell of a Tuesday night. The veteran catcher homered twice and nearly picked up a third, leading a surprising offensive attack against Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The Giants won 6-2, improving to 4-1 against the Los Angeles Dodgers this season. The victory was also their fourth in five games overall. Haase became the first Giants catcher to ever homer twice in a game at Dodger Stadium, and just the fourth Giants catcher to homer twice anywhere in a rivalry game. The last to do it? Bob Melvin in 1987 at Candlestick Park. Eric Haase ties things up pic.twitter.com/ejATnB2QaH — SF Giants on NBCS (&commat;NBCSGiants) May 13, 2026 Yamamoto had not allowed back-to-back homers in any of his previous 55 big league starts and had never had a three-homer game, but Harrison Bader and Haase took him deep with two down in the fifth, two innings after Haase’s first. Haase became the first No. 9 hitter for the Giants to have a two-homer game since Grant McCray’s memorable night against the San Diego Padres near the end of the 2024 MLB season. The Giants put a season-high five runs on Yamamoto’s line, with a big outburst coming in the seventh. Drew Gilbert pushed a run across with a pinch-hit squeeze and Jung Hoo Lee made it a four-run game with a double into the gap. Chilly Goo Bear with a sweet safety squeeze pic.twitter.com/ZDmAUmZRIx — SF Giants on NBCS (&commat;NBCSGiants) May 13, 2026 Jung Hoo knocks in pic.twitter.com/R1r6Wu6jZp — SF Giants on NBCS (&commat;NBCSGiants) May 13, 2026 Haase The BossA few hours after he traded Patrick Bailey, Giants president of baseball operations Buster Posey said the move was made mostly to clear the path for young catchers Daniel Susac and Jesús Rodríguez. But another Giants catcher might be the one who takes the most advantage of the increase in playing time.Yamamoto had retired the first eight Giants with ease before Haase jumped on a cutter in the third inning and crushed a no-doubter to left. Two innings later, he followed a Harrison Bader homer with another bomb. Yamamoto grooved a four-seamer and Haase again went deep to left. BACK-TO-BACK BOMBS FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ORDER pic.twitter.com/Oc8dXuAlW0 — SF Giants on NBCS (&commat;NBCSGiants) May 13, 2026 The homers were his first as a Giant, but this is nothing new for the veteran. He has 50 career home runs and in 2021 he hit 22 for the Detroit Tigers. The multi-homer game was his first since July 21, 2024, when he hit two homers for a Milwaukee Brewers team that had Willy Adames batting third. The huge night came as Susac is finishing his rehab assignment. The Giants thought they might carry three catchers when they had Bailey, and they now might have to do it anyway. Hous It GoingLike some in the lineup, Adrian Houser seems to have turned a corner in May. Houser gave up two earned over 5 2/3 innings and he has allowed just three earned over 11 2/3 innings in two starts this month.Early on, it looked like this would be another rough one for Houser. Two singles and a hit-by-pitch loaded the bases in the first, but Lee ran down Will Smith’s deep fly ball to right, limiting him to a sacrifice fly. Houser got out of the jam and allowed just one more hit on a Shohei Ohtani solo homer. This certainly is a good time for Houser to figure it out, and not just because the Giants are desperate for wins. Logan Webb will be back when eligible to come off the IL in a little over a week, and Trevor McDonald has pitched well enough to grab a rotation spot. Right now, Houser is doing what he has to to keep going out there every five days.Tip of the CapThere were a lot of standouts Tuesday, but as Tony Vitello rides back to the team hotel, he might spend a few moments thinking about Matt Gage. The left-hander pitched 1 2/3 innings on Monday and picked up the win, and Vitello turned to him again a night later in a huge spot. With the tying run on second and Max Muncy coming up, Gage replaced Houser. He struck Muncy out on a nasty 3-2 slider.The appearance was the fourth in five days for Gage, who leads the team with 21 appearances. Gage is tied with Gregory Soto of the Pittsburgh Pirates atop the NL leaderboard. Download and follow the Giants Talk Podcast

What we learned as Eric Haase homers twice to help Giants defeat Dodgers again

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