Dodgers 7, Giants 3
LOS ANGELES -- Enrique Hernandez homered twice and drove in four runs, Charlie Culberson drive in three, and Clayton Kershaw got the best of Madison Bumgarner in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 7-3 victory Friday night against the San Francisco Giants.
Hernandez homered to center on the first pitch Bumgarner (1-1) threw, and added a second solo shot in the third, this time to left, that broke a 1-1 tie. It was his first leadoff homer and his first multi-homer game of his career.
In the fourth, Hernandez came up against Bumgarner with the bases loaded and doubled inside third base, giving Los Angeles a 6-1 lead.
Culberson singled in two as part of Los Angeles' four-run fourth and singled in A.J. Ellis in the sixth for a 7-3 lead.
Bumgarner gave up eight hits and seven runs in five-plus innings, but his team let him down with three errors leading to three unearned runs. Offensively, he scored the Giants' first run, in the third inning. Batting eighth, he singled with one out, took second on an error, went to third on a single and scored on a Kershaw wild pitch.
Kershaw (2-0) struck out six and gave up five hits and two earned runs. But he threw two wild pitches in a game for the first time in his career, and it led to two San Francisco runs. In addition to Bumgarner scoring on one, Angel Pagan came home in the sixth, which made the score 6-2. Hunter Pence followed with an RBI single for a 6-3 game.
Chris Hatcher pitched a scoreless eighth with a strikeout, and Joe Blanton threw a 1-2-3 ninth with two strikeouts.
Cory Gearrin pitched a scoreless sixth for the Giants, Derek Law made his major league debut by striking out the side in the seventh with one hit, and George Kontos pitched a scoreless eighth with a walk and a strikeout.
The Dodgers broke open a 2-1 game by batting around in the fourth and scoring four times off Bumgarner, although only one run was earned.
Justin Turner led off with a walk and Howie Kendrick singled. After a strikeout, A.J. Ellis grounded to short but Kelby Tomlinson bobbled the ball and the bases were loaded.
Charlie Culberson drove in two with a single to right. Kershaw grounded to second, and Joe Panik failed to make a clean throw to second to try to get Culberson, loading the bases.
Up stepped Hernandez, who doubled just inside third base to drive in Ellis and Culberson.
The Dodgers wasted no time getting to Bumgarner as Hernandez sent his first pitch over the fence in center. It was Hernandez's first career leadoff homer.
The Giants tied the score in the third on an unearned run. Bumgarner, batting eighth, singled with one out. Gregor Blanco grounded to second, but Howie Kendrick dropped the ball for an error.
Angel Pagan singled to right to load the bases, and Bumgarner scored on a wild pitch with Buster Posey at bat.
Hernandez gave the Dodgers a lead again when he clubbed his second home run -- this time to left -- for his first multi-home run game.
NOTES: This was the ninth time Madison Bumgarner and Clayton Kershaw have faced off with Kershaw is 3-4 and Bumgarner 4-3. ... Friday was the seventh anniversary of Kershaw striking out 13 batters. At 21 years, 27 days, he was the youngest pitcher to ever strike out that many. ... Justin Turner returned to the Dodger lineup after sustaining a left-hand injury Wednesday against Arizona. ... Buster Posey faced Clayton Kershaw 75 times entering the game, more than any other pitcher. He had a .228 batting average to show for it. ... Friday was Jackie Robinson Day, honoring the date (April 15, 1947) that the Dodgers great made his major league debut. As is MLB's tradition, every player wore Robinson's No. 42. ... The Giants placed INF Ehire Adrianza and RHP Sergio Romo on the disabled list. Adrianza has a fractured left foot and Romo a strained flexor tendon. The Giants called up rookie RHP Derek Law and second-year OF Mac Williamson. ... The Dodgers took RHP Chris Hatcher off the paternity list and optioned INF/C Austin Barnes to Triple-A Oklahoma City.