The good: they’ve given themselves a margin. Five and a half games separate the Dodgers from their NL West challengers, the Giants and the San Diego Padres. Having the best record in the National League sets them up to potentially earn yet another first-round bye, and with it, time to correct their imperfections.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto holds San Francisco to three hits over seven scoreless innings. After Tanner Scott gives up a two-run homer in the ninth, the Dodgers rally in the 11th with three straight

The Los Angeles Dodgers failed to hit the ball hard against Spencer Bivins in the 11th yet broke the game open. “Baseball can be a cruel game,” Giants manager Bob Melvin said. “It’s just the way baseball is sometimes.