SAN FRANCISCO -- If the Giants are going to end the Dodgers' three-year run atop the National League West, their best route to get it done seems obvious: Beat the teams in the division.
The Giants played .500 against the N.L. West last season and finished eight games behind their archrivals from Los Angeles.This season, the Giants have been better -- much, much better.They continued to high-step through the West on Sunday night with a 2-1 over the Dodgers at AT&T Park as Jake Peavy pitched six scoreless innings and Brandon Belt slugged a two-run homer.The Giants won two of three from the Dodgers this weekend to extend their division lead to five games over Los Angeles.