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Giants look to continue hit parade against Dodgers

Jul 29, 2008 - 1:36 PM San Francisco (44-61) at LA Dodgers (52-53) 10:10 p.m. EDT

LOS ANGELES (Ticker) -- The San Francisco Giants got their offense back on track just in time to avoid a fourth straight loss.

The Giants look to continue the hit parade on Tuesday when they continue their series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

San Francisco entered Monday's series opener after scoring just eight runs over its previous four games. However, the Giants nearly equaled that number against the Dodgers, who had not allowed a single run in its previous 19 1.3 innings, forging a 7-6 victory to end the Dodgers' three-game winning streak.

Fred Lewis, Jose Castillo and starter Kevin Correia all had two RBI for the Giants, who struck for five runs in the fourth inning to forge a 7-0 lead. The Dodgers narrowed the deficit to one before San Francisco's bullpen slammed the door with 3 2/3 scoreless innings of relief, capped by closer Brian Wilson's 28th save of the season.

Matt Cain (6-8, 3.82 ERA) tries to continue the strong pitching when he takes the mound for the Giants on Tuesday.

Cain snapped a two-game personal losing streak during his last start, registering his first shutout of 2008 during Thursday's 1-0 victory against the Nationals. The 23-year-old righthander allowed just four hits while striking out four without yielding a walk.

Jason Johnson (0-0, 2.57) makes his first start of the season when he counters for the Dodgers. The 34-year-old journeyman has surrendered two runs and five hits in seven innings during a pair of relief appearances since being recalled from Class AAA Las Vegas on July 19.

Johnson took the roster spot of Takashi Saito after the closer was placed on the 15-day disabled list July 18 with a right elbow sprain.