Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s command was poor, and the strike zone was bad in the 6-2 loss to Logan Webb and the Giants Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto gives up six hits and five earned runs as the San Francisco Giants defeat the Dodgers to move into a first-place tie with L.A. in the NL West.

Starting Friday night, the Giants will start a three-game set with the Dodgers, with first place in the National League West on the line. Yes, we’re not even halfway through the baseball season — have you even put in an All-Star ballot yet? — but did anyone expect the Giants to be in such a position last October? What about in January?

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Yamamoto walks a season-high five in just 4⅔ innings – including three in a span of five batters before Casey Schmitt’s grand slam – and San Francisco takes the series opener, 6-2.

The Dodgers and Giants continue their weekend series on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Clayton Kershaw gets the ball, coming off his best start of the season, striking out seven in five innings last Sunday in St.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants enter the weekend's series within one game of each other atop the loaded NL West.

Last year, the Giants finished fourth in the NL West, way out of contention. This season, they are only a game behind L.A. and relevant again in the fight for the top spot