Mistake Costs Samardzija, Giants Lose in LA

LOS ANGELES — The Giants became the first team to score off Kenta Maeda this season. They did not become the first team to put a loss on the back of his baseball card.Maeda sailed through seven innings at Dodger Stadium and the home team rallied against Jeff Samardzija in the middle innings. The 3-1 loss to the Dodgers left the Giants with a 2-4 road trip. All Lanes Open After Wine Cooler Spill on Nimitz On a night when shadows covered the field and two red-hot pitchers took the mound, the lineups got off to a slow start. The Giants didn't have a hit until the third, when Joe Panik blasted a hanging slider into the visiting bullpen.Samardzija looked like he might need just one run. He dominated the Dodgers early, regularly hitting 96 mph with his fastball and 92 with a good cutter. The Dodgers had just a pair of singles through four scoreless innings, but Samardzija made a big mistake in the fifth. Warriors Break NBA Record, Become First 73-Win Team With the pitcher on deck, one on, two outs and two strikes to Joc Pederson, Samardzija tried to throw a fastball down and away. He yanked it across the plate and Pederson, who hit 26 homers as a rookie, crushed a two-run shot to...