San Francisco Giants Shut Los Angeles Dodgers Down: One Game Back in NL West

The Giants won the rubber game in the Dodgers series behind another brilliant performance by Jonathan Sanchez. He went seven scoreless innings, striking out nine, walking just one, and yielding only three hits.

Pablo Sandoval hit a sacrifice fly in the second inning, and that would be all the Giants needed as the Dodgers were shut out for a league-leading 15th time this season. Juan Uribe did, though, add a two-run home run in the seventh inning in his first at-bat of the game (he had been intentionally walked in his previous two games), as the Giants won 3-0. 

The Padres, meanwhile, lost their 10th game in a row. Here's some notes on their freefall from first place: 

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