Dodgers edge Giants behind Snell and steady relief

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the San Francisco Giants 4-3 on Saturday evening at Oracle Park. Blake Snell started for Los Angeles and allowed one run on five hits over four innings, striking out three. Evan Phillips earned the win, and Tanner Scott recorded the save. Trent Harris took the loss. The Dodgers scored once in the second inning and twice in the third before adding an eighth-inning run. The Giants scored once in the second, sixth and seventh innings and used two sacrifice flies. Drew Cavanaugh went 2 for 2 with one RBI for San Francisco, while Matt Wilkinson pitched three innings of one-run relief. Los Angeles and San Francisco each finished with nine hits. Attendance was 40,124, and the game took 2 hours, 47 minutes. The Dodgers improved to 100-62, while the Giants fell to 66-97. Alex Vesia and Camilo Doval each worked a scoreless inning in relief.