Coming off a successful homestand, the Los Angeles Dodgers kept their momentum rolling with a narrow 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in the first meeting between the two storied rivals.
The Dodgers pulled to within a game of the Giants for first place in the National League West, and can potentially come out of the weekend set at Oracle Park ahead in the standings.
Alex Wood was effective early against his former teammates, collecting three strikeouts and inducing a bevy of grounders through two scoreless innings. But he left a 2-0 slider to Chris Taylor out over the plate and it was sent to straightaway center field for a two-run home run.