The chase for the National League West crown has been one of the more tightly contested divisional races so far this season, with both the San Francisco Giants

Michael Conforto had three hits and scored twice, Shohei Ohtani took another encouraging step back on the mound in his recovery from elbow surgery and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the San Francisco Giants 2-1 to end a seven-game losing streak.

It marked the 65th home run into the water by an opponent in Oracle Park’s 25-year history and 171st in all — and 35 of those belong to home run king Barry Bonds.

Freeman has hit under .200 since the start of June with a higher strikeout rate than his career norm, but Roberts says Freeman is “too good of a hitter” not to come out of it.

Logan Webb allowed six runs and a splash hit to Shohei Ohtani, but Jung Hoo Lee and Willy Adames each tripled and drove in three apiece.

In his longest outing on the mound since returning from injury, ace Shohei Ohtani shut down the San Francisco Giants on Saturday, allowing just one hit and recording four strikeouts across three innings.

In a moment where the San Francisco Giants television broadcast was celebrating his stellar efforts against the hated Dodgers, Mike Krukow used that moment to call on the Hall of Fame to put a Dodger in the Hall of Fame.

The Dodgers, so accustomed to sawing through their regular-season schedule, find themselves in an unusual spot: tied with the Pittsburgh Pirates for the longest losing streak in all the majors, at six.