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Peavy, Giants hold off Dodgers

[June 13, 2016] SAN FRANCISCO -- Fifteen-year veteran Jake Peavy outdueled 19-year-old Julio Urias in a battle of the ages Sunday night, pitching the San Francisco Giants to a 2-1 victory over the rival Los Angeles Dodgers in a nationally televised game.

The first-place Giants (38-26) won two of three in the weekend series to take a five-game lead over the second-place Dodgers (33-31) in the National League West.

The teams won't meet again until Aug. 23.

Brandon Belt hit a two-run home run in the sixth inning to account for all of the scoring for the Giants, who recorded their fourth one-run win over the Dodgers this season.

Belt's homer, his eighth of the season, came after Joe Panik collected just the Giants' third hit off Urias, a one-out single.

Urias (0-2) lost despite pitching his second consecutive outstanding game. He left after Belt's home run, having surrendered the two runs on four hits. He walked one and struck out seven.

The rookie limited the Colorado Rockies to three hits and one run over four innings in his previous start.

Two runs were one too many on this night against Peavy and six Giants relievers, who combined to limit the Dodgers to six hits.

The 35-year-old Peavy (3-6) did a majority of the work, shutting out the Dodgers on four hits over six innings. He walked one and struck out three.

The win was the 15th of Peavy's career against the Dodgers, the most of any Los Angeles opponent.

The Dodgers' lone run came via a one-out homer from Joc Pedersen in the seventh inning off the second Giants pitcher, right-hander Hunter Strickland.

The blast, Pedersen's ninth of the season, landed in the San Francisco Bay beyond the right field wall, just the second "Splash Hit" recorded by a Giants opponent this season.

George Kontos, Josh Osich, Cory Gearrin, Javier Lopez and Santiago Casilla finished off the win with one-hit relief. Casilla retired both batters he faced to record his 13th save.

Brandon Crawford had a triple and a single for the Giants, who are 15-7 in one-run games this season and 24-13 against NL West opposition.

Chase Utley had three hits and Pedersen two for the Dodgers, who out-hit the Giants 6-5.

The game got a little chippy in the eighth after Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner was ejected by plate umpire Mike Muchlinski for arguing a called third strike that ended the inning.

Turner did not go quietly, pleading his case first with Muchlinski, and then with crew chief John Hirschbeck. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts also came out to give Muchlinski an earful.

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Giants starting pitcher Jake Peavy (22) throws a pitch during the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. Mandatory Credit: Kenny Karst-USA TODAY Sports

It was the second ejection of Turner's career.

The arguments didn't resolve anything, but the Dodgers then got a measure of revenge when left-hander Adam Liberatore's first pitch of the bottom of the eighth deflected slightly off catcher A.J. Ellis' glove and hit Muchlinski in the right forearm.

The game was delayed several minutes while Muchlinski huddled with his elbow umpires, who wanted to make sure he was OK.

No action was taken against Liberatore or Ellis.

NOTES: The last time the Giants faced a teen-aged Dodgers starting pitcher, it was LHP Fernando Valenzuela on Sept. 30, 1980. ... Just 10 weeks into the season, the Dodgers already were making their fourth appearance on ESPN's "Sunday Night Baseball." ... The Giants, meanwhile, were playing under the Sunday night spotlight for the second consecutive week, with RHP Jake Peavy having started both games. ... The Dodgers reported that RHP Brandon McCarthy (elbow surgery) and LHP Hyun-Jin Ryu (labrum surgery) completed successful rehab stints for Class A Rancho Cucamonga over the weekend. Each is tentatively scheduled for at least three more minor league starts before reinstatement from the disabled list is considered. ... The Giants plan to activate RHP Matt Cain (strained right hamstring) from the DL on Monday and start him in the series opener against the Milwaukee Brewers. Cain will be pitching on the fourth anniversary of his perfect game against the Houston Astros.

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