Dodgers continue pursuit of Arizona

Matt Kemp and Kiki Hernandez hit homers and Alex Wood turned in a solid mound performance last night as the Dodgers posted a 3-1 win over the Giants for their fifth straight win and 21st out of the last 27 games to pull within 1.5 games of first-place Arizona, 5-1 losers to New York.

Wood went 5.2 innings, allowing four hits, for his second win of the season. Yimi Garcia, Scott Alexander, Josh Fields and Kenley Jansen finished the final 3.1 innings without surrendering a hit as the once generous bullpen has become downright stingy.

Kemp continued his all-star season with his 12th homer, raising his batting average to .340. Kemp is currently the third top vote-getter for the NL all-star outfield and deserves a starting slot.

Hernandez, who owns San Francisco's Madison Bumgarner, launched a two-run jack in the fifth inning for the winning margin. Hernandez has faced the Giants' ace 34 times and has hit for a .455 average with four dingers and five doubles.

The Dodgers lead the National League with 90 home runs. Five American League teams (Yankees, Red Sox, Indians, Angels and Astros) have hit more.

The Dodgers are now 11-2 in June and hope to sweep the Giants this afternoon. L.A sends rookie Caleb Ferguson to the mound today against San Francisco's Chris Stratton as the Dodgers try to complete a sweep of the three-game set.