Los Angeles Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Match Player Stats On May 16, 2017

The Sports Xchange
May 17, 2017

SAN FRANCISCO -- Brandon Crawford broke a tie with a run-scoring single in the sixth inning as the Giants won their fifth game in a row, beating the Los Angeles Dodgers 2-1 on Tuesday night.

With the score 1-1, Crawford hit the first pitch he saw from Dodgers reliever Luis Avilan (0-1) into right field to chase Brandon Belt home from third with one out. Belt reached on a single to right, advanced to second on a wild pitch and moved to third on a Buster Posey grounder to the right side.

Derek Law retired the Dodgers in order in the ninth to earn his fourth save.

The Dodgers tied the game when Chris Taylor touched Giants starter Ty Blach (1-2) for a solo home run to lead off the sixth inning. Taylor ran his streak to reaching base in 15 games with his fourth home run of the season.

Belt supplied the only early offense with his eighth home run to lead off the fourth inning. Of the six hits in his last 42 at-bats to that point, three left the yard.

Belt's long ball to right, which stood after the Dodgers issued a challenge that it didn't actually reach the right field seats, came on a 2-1 pitch from Rich Hill. The left-hander then surrendered consecutive singles but worked out of the two-on, no-out jam.

Hill relied on a steady diet of curveballs in his third start of the year and first since April 16. He was activated off the disabled list for Tuesday's game after recovering from a blister on his left middle finger.

Blach allowed one run on five hits and two walks in seven innings. He struck out four.

Hill yielded one run, six hits and no walks while striking out six in five innings.

NOTES: Giants rookie INF Christian Arroyo made his first start at second base as manager Bruce Bochy opted to give everyday 2B Joe Panik a day off. ... Dodgers regulars C Yasmani Grandal, 2B Chase Utley, SS Corey Seager and rookie OF Cody Bellinger were all out of the starting lineup. Los Angeles manager Dave Roberts said he felt Seager and Bellinger needed a day off against a lefty starter, though both entered the game as subs. ... Los Angeles optioned LHP Grant Dayton to Triple-A Oklahoma City to make room for Tuesday's starting LHP Rich Hill, who was activated off the 10-day disabled list.