Giants Drop Series Opener Against Rival Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — When the Giants finally lost the lead in the NL West earlier this month, players clung to a positive: They had nine games left against the Dodgers.Maybe that wasn't a good thing. Woman Paralyzed After 100-Pound Tree Branch Falls on Her On the first night of the biggest series of the year, the Giants looked overmatched at times. The middle of the Dodgers' order got to Madison Bumgarner early and often, knocking him out after five innings. The Giants lost 9-5, falling two games back in the NL West for the first time since April 25. They have dropped three straight and eight of 11 since returning to the West Coast.Corey Seager, a rookie who will end up on MVP ballots, twice got to Bumgarner in the early going. Seager joined Brett Wallace as the only left-handers this season with two hits off Bumgarner in a game, and he did it in his first two at-bats. A first-inning double was followed by Justin Turner's RBI single to left. A third-inning single started a rally that ended with a sacrifice fly. In between, 27-year-old rookie Rob Segedin hit a solo blast to left. Wedding Video at Center of Federal Lawsuit The Giants got the first two runs back with a string of...