Dodgers' 5–1 win at Giants finished 2.5 runs under the 8.5 total
The Dodgers' last game of the 2026 regular season, on September 27 at San Francisco, totaled 6 runs. That was below both clubs' season and last-10 scoring rates and below the closing book line, with the shortfall coming from the Giants' offense.
Published: · Figures as of October 3, 2026
Asked: For the Dodgers' most recent completed game, how did the recorded total compare with how the two teams had been scoring and allowing runs before the game?
Dodgers–Giants finished with 6 runs, below both teams' pace
The Dodgers' most recent completed game was a 5–1 win at San Francisco on September 27, 2026, the last of a three-game series. Its 6 total runs sat below how both clubs had been playing: 8.66 runs a game for the Dodgers' games and 8.84 for the Giants' over the 161 regular-season games each had played before it. The league average over that stretch was 8.97. Every book's last quote before the start had the total at 8.5, so the game finished 2.5 runs under the line.
| Category | Total runs (runs) |
|---|---|
| Final 9/27 | 6 |
| Book line | 8.5 |
| LAD games | 8.66 |
| SF games | 8.84 |
| League | 8.97 |
The shortfall came entirely from the Giants' side. The Dodgers scored 5, against 4.94 a game before the game, and San Francisco allows 4.69. The Giants scored 1, against 4.15 a game and the 3.72 the Dodgers allow.
| Before the game | Runs scored per game | Runs allowed per game | Total runs per game |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dodgers, season (161 games) | 4.94 | 3.72 | 8.66 |
| Giants, season (161 games) | 4.15 | 4.69 | 8.84 |
| Dodgers, last 10 | 4.70 | 2.70 | 7.40 |
| Giants, last 10 | 3.50 | 4.40 | 7.90 |
Recent form lowers the expectation but does not close the gap. The Dodgers' last 10 games averaged 7.4 total runs and the Giants' 7.9, so the 6-run total was still 1.4 and 1.9 runs below them. Both clubs had been in lower-scoring games than their full seasons, driven by Los Angeles allowing 2.70 a game.
The low total fit the series. The Giants scored 0, 3 and 1 runs across the three games, 4 in all. The Dodgers won 2–0, 4–3 and 5–1, for totals of 2, 7 and 6.
The book total comparison uses the last quotes recorded at or before the scheduled start. Quotes after the start fell to between 3.5 and 6.5 as the game played out, so they are in-game lines and not part of this comparison.