For second time in 2014, Dodgers win without a single

By Jon Weisman

It had happened only five times in the past 30 years, but now it has happened twice in two months. As they did on April 6 against the Giants, the Dodgers won tonight without a single one-base hit.

Los Angeles defeated New York, 4-3, on the strength of solo homers by Adrian Gonzalez, Yasiel Puig and Hanley Ramirez (the latter two back to back) and doubles by Matt Kemp and Chone Figgins (the latter coming home on an eighth-inning fielder’s choice).

The April 6 game is the only time the Dodgers have had more than five hits in a game without a single. Of course, it was only six years ago that the Dodgers won with no hits at all.

Other tidbits from tonight:

• Hyun-Jin Ryu, who came off the disabled list with a season and career ERA of 3.00, maintained that by allowing two runs in six innings. Ryu struck out eight in his first four innings and nine overall, but his road scoreless streak ended at 33 innings when Eric “Don’t call me Earl” Campbell hit a two-run, sixth-inning home run.
• The maligned Dodger bullpen had thrown eight consecutive shutout innings, before a one-out triple by Juan Lagares in the ninth inning off Kenley Jansen led to a run. Jansen fanned David Wright to end the game.
• Brandon League escaped the seventh inning despite runners on second and third and two out, extending his personal streak without an earned run to 21 1/3 innings.
• Figgins’ double raised his season on-base percentage to .444. As a pinch-hitter, Figgins has reached base in 9 of 19 plate appearances.
• Puig pushed his slugging percentage past .600, while Gonzalez has homered in three straight games.