Pitching stars again in Giants’ series-clinching win over Dodgers

The Giants had a pretty good first 15 games. Imagine how special they would have been had they synched their pitching and hitting. When one has been there, the other has not.

Nonetheless, Wednesday night's 2-1 victory assured a second series victory against the Dodgers this season, a winning homestand and a 10-5 record – nothing to sneeze at in any 15-game run.

Ryan Vogelsong had his best game by far in 2014, spring training and regular season: six-plus innings, one run. He carried a shutout into the sixth inning, when he made a huge mistake and walked Maholm with two outs. Vogelsong paid for the misdeed with Dee Gordon's RBI triple, which tied the game 1-1.

Vogelsong completed the Giants' best of three turns through the rotation. The five combined to hold the Rockies and Dodgers to 11 runs in 33 1/3 innings, a 2.97 ERA. Ultimately, the Giants will need that more than anything.

The pitching led the Giants to a 4-1 mark in the five games, all decided by one run.

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