San Francisco, which leads the NL wild-card race, is one game back of Los Angeles for the first time

Los Angeles Dodgers los angeles cheap hotels left fielder Scott Van Slyke makes a diving catch on a pop fly from San Francisco Giants' Angel Pagan during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, in San Francisco.
San Francisco Giants' Angel Pagan, right, steals second base as Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Justin Turner drops the throw from the plate during the second inning of a baseball game Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, in San Francisco.
San Francisco Giants' Hunter Pence is met in the dugout after scoring on a single from Joaquin Arias during the first inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday, Sept. 12, 2014, in San Francisco.
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Madison Bumgarner pitched himself into the San Francisco los angeles cheap hotels record book, took a share of the major league lead for wins and, most important to the soft-spoken southpaw, moved his team one step closer in an NL West race that could go down to the wire.
Pinch-hitter Travis Ishikawa splashed a three-run homer into McCovey Cove, and Brandon Crawford hit a two-run drive in the fifth to help Bumgarner win his fifth straight start. los angeles cheap hotels Buster Posey and Crawford hit RBI doubles in the first as the Giants jumped on Hyun-Jin Ryu (14-7).
The Dodgers' left-hander exited after only one inning because of irritation in his pitching shoulder. He said it's similar to the problem he dealt with in May that landed him on the disabled list, raising doubt whether he will pitch again this season.
San Francisco, which leads the NL wild-card race, is one game back of Los Angeles for the first time since Aug. 4. The Giants have won a season-best 10 straight home games after handing the Dodgers their fifth shutout loss.
Bumgarner (18-9) reached 200 strikeouts for the first time in his career when he fanned Scott Van Slyke in the second. The lefty is tied with Dodgers Sunday starter Clayton Kershaw , Cincinnati's Johnny Cueto and the Cardinals' Adam Wainwright for most wins in the majors.
Los Angeles lined up its top starters for this series, while Giants manager Bruce Bochy opted to keep his pitchers on their regular schedule because things have been working well so far in September.
San Francisco's home winning streak is its longest since an 11-game run from July 7-25, 2003, which is the best in the 15-year history of AT T Park. The shutout matched the Giants' largest at home against the Dodgers since moving to San Francisco in 1958.
Bumgarner needs two wins over his final three starts to become the Giants' first 20-game winner since John Burkett (22) and Bill Swift (21) in 1993. Bumgarner has 207 strikeouts, most in a season by a San Francisco left-hander.
Dodgers: LHP Paco Rodriguez , on the disabled list since Aug. 4 with strained muscle los angeles cheap hotels below his pitching shoulder, threw a simulated game that went well. If he bounces back fine, Mattingly said a decision could be made as soon as Saturday about activating Rodriguez.
Giants: 1B Brandon los angeles cheap hotels Belt took batting practice a day after being medically cleared los angeles cheap hotels from a concussion. ... OF-1B Michael Morse missed his 10th straight game with a strained left oblique. He took some pregame swings but still needs at least a couple of days.