Timely hitting and excellent pitching fueled the SFGiants shutout win over the Dodgers at Oracle Park.
Wood came one out short of qualifying for what would have been his first win against the Dodgers since moving to the rival. He gave up one hit and walked three in 4 2/3 innings, including two in his final inning.
Wood has allowed just one earned run in 7 2/3 innings this season. He struck out five on Tuesday before getting lifted.One of the sneakiest additions of the Farhan Zaidi Era paid huge dividends on Tuesday when Alexander calmly got out of the jam in the sixth. James Outman tapped a slow roller in front of the mound and Alexander barehanded it to catcher Blake Sabol for the second out, then blew a 95 mph sinker past Miguel Rojas.
The longtime Dodger has faced his former teammates three times and hasn't allowed a run, with just one of nine batters reaching in those appearances.Conforto covered 77 feet to chase down a Miguel Vargas liner to right in the fourth inning that might have dropped for an RBI double a year ago. The play had a catch probability of 58 percent.
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