Former Dodgers assist Giants snap dropping streak vs. rival
SAN FRANCISCO -- With the assistance of three former Dodgers, the Giants lastly snapped their eight-game residence dropping streak in opposition to their archrivals.
Veteran Alex Wood allowed just one hit over 4 2/3 scoreless innings, and reliever Scott Alexander earned the win after wriggling out of a bases-loaded jam within the sixth inning because the Giants shut out the Dodgers, 5-0, on Tuesday evening to even their three-game sequence at Oracle Park.
The two left-handers have been backed by ex-Dodgers slugger Joc Pederson, who delivered a two-run double off Dustin May within the first inning to provide the Giants an early lead they wouldn’t relinquish. David Villar and Brandon Crawford provided a trio of insurance coverage runs within the eighth by launching back-to-back homers off...