Kershaw pitches Dodgers to win over Giants
SAN FRANCISCO -- Clayton Kershaw limited the San Francisco Giants to one run in seven innings and teamed with a pair of relievers on an eight-hitter, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 2-1 victory Tuesday night.
Yasiel Puig and Adrian Gonzalez had RBIs in a two-run fourth inning that provided all the offense the Dodgers pitchers needed to deliver a second win in five games on the club's current road trip.
The Dodgers had lost six straight in San Francisco.
Kershaw (4-1) got the better of Giants lefty Ty Blach (0-1), who had pitched a 3-0 win over the Dodgers ace last October.
In running his career record against the Giants to 19-8, Kershaw allowed six hits and one walk. He struck out seven. He was removed from the game after throwing 90 pitches.
Right-hander Pedro Baez retired the only two Giants he faced to start the eighth inning before Kenley Jansen came on and surrendered back-to-back singles to Buster Posey and Brandon Crawford.
Crawford strained his right groin rounding first base and had to be removed for a pinch runner.
With runners at first and third, Jansen struck out pinch hitter Brandon Belt on a full count to preserve the 2-1 lead.
Jansen then pitched a 1-2-3 ninth for his fifth save.
Turner had two singles for the Dodgers (10-11), who were held to seven hits by five Giants pitchers.
Posey had two hits for the Giants (7-14), who won Monday's first game of the series by the same 2-1 count.
The Dodgers ended a 14-inning scoreless streak against Blach when a leadoff walk to Corey Seager and successive singles by Turner and Puig produced a run that tied the game 1-1 in the fourth.
Turner put the Dodgers ahead when he raced home from third as Posey threw to second on Gonzalez's grounder.
After forcing out Puig at second, Giants shortstop Crawford threw to the plate, but Turner slid in safely as a low throw eluded catcher Nick Hundley.
Blach, who was making his first start of the season, was pulled after five innings, having allowed two runs and four hits. He walked one and struck out two.
The Giants scored first in the bottom of the second after a double by Blach, who had gotten two hits in a start against Kershaw last September.
Blach advanced to third on Hunter Pence's infield hit, and scored on Posey's two-out single.
NOTES: The Dodgers promoted one of their top prospects, INF/OF Cody Bellinger, from Triple-A Oklahoma City before the game and started him in left field. The 21-year-old got his first major league hit, finishing 1-for-3 with a walk. ... Giants INF Christian Arroyo, called up Monday, also recorded his first big-league hit, a first-inning single. ... To make room for Bellinger on the active roster, the Dodgers demoted OF Brett Eibner to Triple-A for the second time in three days. The club designated minor league pitcher RHP Joe Gunkel for assignment in order to add Bellinger to the 40-man roster. ... The Dodgers will have to do further body-shuffling Thursday when they plan to promote LHP Julio Urias from Triple-A to start the series finale. ... Further examination of Giants LHP Madison Bumgarner's injured left shoulder revealed a separation. His recovery time is now projected to be two months. ... Giants RHP Matt Cain underwent an MRI on the slightly strained right hamstring that forced him out of Monday's series opener after five innings. It revealed no damage, and Cain is expected to make his next start -- Saturday against San Diego -- as scheduled.