What we learned as Giants’ loss to Dodgers further tightens NL wild-card race

BOX SCORESAN FRANCISCO — The Giants had an opportunity to move into a playoff spot with a win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday. For nearly the first half of the game, it looked like their postseason hopes were becoming a reality. But things change fast in the game of baseball, and despite a commendable comeback effort, the Giants couldn’t overcome their fifth-inning collapse as they fell to Los Angeles 13-7 in the second matchup of a three-game set at Oracle Park.San Francisco’s offense got off to a hot start, taking advantage of 37-year-old Dodgers starter Clayton Kershaw. The Giants scored four runs in the first inning.While Kershaw struggled, Giants ace Logan Webb’s outing wasn’t much better. Just one day after witnessing a 1-of-1 pitching duel between Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Justin Verlander on Friday night, the series was met with quite the opposite less than 24 hours later.Webb’s final line: 4.0 IP, 10 H, 6 ER, 2 BB, 5 K, 1 HRKershaw’s final line: 3.0 IP, 5 H, 4 ER, 4 BB, 2 K, 0 HRThe Dodgers scored six runs in the top of the fifth inning to take a commanding 9-4 lead. The energy at Oracle Park had completely shifted. The...