the dodgers last lost a series in 1981.
when did the dodgers last lose a series?
1981
back home for a rare series against the boston red sox, the dodgers were shut out by knuckleball pitcher steven wright and lost 9–0. ross stripling pitched five scoreless innings the next day in the dodgers 3–0 win. seager hit his 31st double of the season, passing eric karros for the dodgers rookie record. in the next game, rookie rob segedin had four rbi in his mlb debut to set a franchise record and adrián gonzález hit his 300th career homer as the dodgers took the series with an 8–5 win. seager hit two more home runs on august 8, passing ramírez and putting him one behind the franchise record. julio urías allowed three runs in five innings as the dodgers won 9–4 over the philadelphia phillies. they won again the next day, 9–3, but freddy galvis hit a three-run homer in the series finale as the phillies won 6–2. the pittsburgh pirates beat the dodgers 5–1 on august 12, thanks to first inning homers by andrew mccutchen and jordy mercer. in the next game, seven dodgers pitchers combined for 11 walks, the highest total by the dodgers in a nine inning game since may 25, 2009 but joc pederson was 3 for 5 with a double and a homer to lead the team to an 8–4 win. brett anderson rejoined the dodgers rotation on august 14, for the first time since suffering a back injury in spring training. he didn't last long, allowing two home runs and five runs in the first inning before being replaced. the dodgers never caught up and lost 11–3 to the pirates.
2016 los angeles dodgers season
the dodgers and giants are tied for most national league pennants, each with 23. while the dodgers have won the national league west 14 times compared to the giants' 8 since the beginning of the divisional era in 1969, the giants have more total wins, head-to-head wins, and world series titles (8–6) in franchise history. since moving to california, the dodgers hold the edge in pennants (10–6) and world series titles (5–3). the giants' most recent world series appearance and championship occurred in 2014. the dodgers last appeared in the world series in 2018, with their most recent title coming in 1988.
dodgers–giants rivalry