LOS ANGELES — There was nothing new about what Clayton Kershaw did Monday night, but there was a twist at Dodger Stadium.
Kershaw dominated through eight innings but the Dodgers could not hand the ball to Kenley Janson, who is on the DL with a heart issue. The Giants took full advantage, scoring four in the top of the ninth for a stunning 5-2 win in the first game of an important series.
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The storied Giants-Dodgers rivalry rekindled in Los Angeles. (Aug. 13, 2018)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 13: Nick Hundley #5 of the San Francisco Giants hits a two run single to take a 3-2 lead over the Los Angeles Dodgers during the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on August 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Giants fans travel well to LA as the storied Giants-Dodgers rivalry rekindled in Los Angeles. (Aug. 13, 2018)
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The storied Giants-Dodgers rivalry rekindled in Los Angeles. (Aug. 13, 2018)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 13: Madison Bumgarner #40 of the San Francisco Giants pitches during the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on August 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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Giants fans travel well to LA as the storied Giants-Dodgers rivalry rekindled in Los Angeles. (Aug. 13, 2018)
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Giants fans travel well to LA as the storied Giants-Dodgers rivalry rekindled in Los Angeles. (Aug. 13, 2018)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 13: Brian Dozier #6 of the Los Angeles Dodgers makes an off balance throw to first as Steven Duggar #6 of the San Francisco Giants is safe at first during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on August 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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The storied Giants-Dodgers rivalry rekindled in Los Angeles. (Aug. 13, 2018)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 13: Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches during the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on August 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
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The storied Giants-Dodgers rivalry rekindled in Los Angeles. (Aug. 13, 2018)
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LOS ANGELES, CA - AUGUST 13: Gorkys Hernandez #7 and Brandon Crawford #35 of the San Francisco Giants collide attempting to make a play, resulting in an RBI double for Clayton Kershaw #22 of the Los Angeles Dodgers, to take a 1-0 lead during the fouth inning at Dodger Stadium on August 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
Nick Hundley’s single with two outs and the bases loaded flipped the lead and the Giants kept tacking on, once on a Gorkys Hernandez single, once on a Dodgers error. When they were done, they were back to .500 at 60-60, and just four back of the Dodgers. They are five games behind the Diamondbacks.
Here’s what you need to know from a wild night at Dodger Stadium …
--- Kershaw allowed just one run, but Dave Roberts turned to Scott Alexander in the ninth. With one out, the Giants got singles from Chase d'Arnaud and Buster Posey. Two batters later, Austin Slater was drilled, loading the bases. That's when Hundley came through.
--- Brandon Crawford was removed in the fifth, a few minutes after a nasty collision with Gorkys Hernandez. The two ran into each other while chasing a Kershaw pop-up that went for a double. Crawford hit in the top of the next inning, but didn’t take the field after that. He appeared to hit his head when he ran into Hernandez.
--- Madison Bumgarner did his part to make this matchup a solid one. In six innings, he allowed two earned on seven hits, repeatedly working out of traffic. Bumgarner struck out four and walked two. One of the runs scored on a bloop with two outs, the other on a Justin Turner homer.
--- Steven Duggar wasn’t all that impressed with Kershaw, apparently. The rookie had an infield single in his first at-bat and smoked a single to right his second time up, coming around to score two batters later. He struck out the third time up.
--- Ray Black’s first appearance against the Dodgers was a dominant one. He got Joc Pederson to ground out and then blew Chris Taylor and Yasiel Puig away.
--- It’s a small thing, but Kershaw runs out grounders harder than half the position players in the National League.
