Alex Wood teamed with five relievers on a three-hitter, David Villar and Brandon Crawford smacked consecutive pitches for home runs, and the San Francisco Giants bounced back from a series-opening thumping to beat the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers 5–0 Tuesday night.
Wood allowed just one hit in 4 2/3 innings before turning the ball over to Jakob Janis, who was followed by Scott Alexander, John Brebbia, Tyler Rogers, and Camilo Doval to complete the Giants’ first shutout of the season.
The San Francisco pitchers worked most of the night with a lead after Joc Pederson produced the game’s only scoring before the eighth inning with a two-run double in the first off Dodgers starter Dustin May (1–1). LaMonte Wade Jr. and Michael Conforto, who had led off the inning with walks, scored on Pederson’s hit….