Jansen breaks another Dodgers record

LOS ANGELES — Kenley Jansen is filling up the resume this season, from a first All-Star berth to the franchise save record to the latest milestone: tying Jim Brewer for the Dodgers’ career record for strikeouts by a reliever.

But what mattered more to Jansen on Wednesday night, when Ehire Adrianza became his 604th strikeout victim, was locking down a 1-0 Dodgers win over the Giants. It extended the Dodgers’ National League West lead to three games and gave Jansen back-to-back saves in the first two games of the showdown series against the upstate rivals.

The last time the Dodgers and Giants met, in San Francisco in June, Jansen was part of another back-to-back achievement he’s had trouble forgetting. He was tagged for losses in consecutive games at AT&T Park.

“That series weighed on me for a whole month,” said Jansen. “I was angry out there pitching. Thank God it’s here now, I face them and prove it. Now I’ve got another tomorrow and I’ve got to stay focused, because …

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