SAN FRANCISCO — A heated Gabe Kapler was ejected Thursday for his first time as a Giants manager as his team stumbled their way to an eighth straight loss to the rival Dodgers.
The incident that led to Kapler’s outburst came after Jarlín García struck out James Outman to end the top of the seventh and appeared to exchange a brief back-and-forth with Mookie Betts, who was in the on-deck circle. However, it was likely also a product of consecutive four-game sweeps at the hands of their rivals, who downed the Giants again Thursday, 5-3, to widen the gap in the National League West to a season-high 21.5 games.
The Giants led longer Thursday than they had in any of their past seven losses to the Dodgers, thanks to recently acquired J.D. Davis’ first home run as a Giant. Within an inning and a half, however, they trailed again.
