Hartford Courant (Sunday)

Dodgers match wins mark

- By Janie McCauley Associated Press

SAN FRANCISCO — Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven sharp innings and the Dodgers posted their 105th win to match the highest total in franchise history, beating the Giants 2-0 on Saturday for their sixth straight victory.

The NL West champions tied the win mark of the 1953 “Boys of Summer” team based in Brooklyn that included Jackie Robinson, Duke Snider and other Hall of Famers.

The Dodgers began the day one game behind Houston for the best record in baseball and one game ahead of the Yankees. The Dodgers will begin the Division Series on Thursday at home against the NL wild-card winner.

Ryu (14-5) allowed five hits, struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter. He also hit an RBI single in the fifth for the game’s first run.

Kenta Maeda pitched the eighth. Kenley Jansen hit Evan Longoria to start the ninth and gave up Kevin Pillar’s single before striking out three for his 33rd save.

Max Muncy hit his 35th homer in the sixth off rookie Logan Webb (2-3). Webb singled in the fifth for his first major league hit.

Retiring Giants manager Bruce Bochy oversaw his 4,031st game, moving past Sparky Anderson for sole possession of seventh on the all-time list while managing his second-to-last game. Bochy was honored on the field before the game. by San Francisco Mayor London Breed, who presented Bochy with a key to the city.

Webb, a top pitching prospect, allowed two runs on six hits in six innings, struck out five and walked one in his eighth career start.

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