Dodgers pull away from Giants to pad West lead

LOS ANGELES — Recent trends in the National League West continued Tuesday night, as the streaking Dodgers beat the slumping Giants in the opener of their showdown three-game series at Dodger Stadium, 9-5, extending L.A.’s division lead to two games.

Rookies Andrew Toles (three RBIs) and Rob Segedin homered for the second consecutive game, while Adrian Gonzalez also drove in three runs — two on a tiebreaking, bases-loaded single in the fifth inning off losing pitcher Madison Bumgarner (12-8), who allowed five runs in five innings.

Winning pitcher Kenta Maeda let two leads get away, but ended the fourth and fifth innings by striking out Bumgarner and Hunter Pence with runners in scoring position. Maeda (13-7) is 6-1 in his last eight starts and 7-2 against the NL West. The Giants have lost Bumgarner’s last five road starts. Despite allowing a homer to Denard Span, Kenley Jansen came on for a four-out save, his 36th of the season and first since Aug. 13.

MOMENTS THAT MATTEREDStreaking: As the Dodgers took a 1-0 lead in first inning, Corey Seager and Gonzalez extended personal hitting streaks. Seager’s reached 14 games with a double, and after Turner drove in Seager, Gonzalez extended his streak to 16 games with a single. Seager went 2-for-2 with a walk and three runs scored against Bumgarner.

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