San Francisco Giants manager Bruce Bochy hopes a gut-check victory Tuesday will be the boost his club needs as it fights for its playoff life. The Giants buckled down for a pivotal, 2-0 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers, just one night after a ninth-inning meltdown in a 2-1 loss seemed to send the San Francisco into a freefall. Instead of finding themselves on the outside of the playoff picture looking in, the Giants (80-71) go into Wednesday's action tied with the New York Mets and St. Louis Cardinals in the National League wild-card race.