LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers' bullpen got away with another shaky outing on Thursday night. Could a shakeup be in the cards for the relief corps?

At the very least, Roki Sasaki has given the big league club an intriguing option.

The Dodgers rode 5 1/3 scoreless innings from Yoshinobu Yamamoto and a pair of runs to a 2-1 win over the Giants at Dodger Stadium, extending their lead in the NL West to three games over the Padres.

The opener of a four-game set between the longtime rivals did not come without drama. Los Angeles' bullpen was at the center of it, as has been the case of late.

The Giants only notched one hit all night, a single off Yamamoto in the second, but they didn't need one to stake a rally against right-handers Michael Kopech and Blake Treinen in the seventh inning. I

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