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Bauer K's 11, Dodgers beat Giants for fifth straight win

With the Dodgers down to only four available relievers, Bauer held the Giants to two hits over 6 1/3 innings and threw a season-high 126 pitches.
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Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer reacts to the taunting of the crowd as he's pulled for a reliever during the seventh inning of the team's baseball game against the San Francisco Giants, Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A theatrical Trevor Bauer struck out 11 in his first career start against San Francisco, Chris Taylor hit a two-run homer and the Los Angeles Dodgers extended their winning streak to five by beating the Giants 2-1. 

With the Dodgers down to only four available relievers, Bauer held the Giants to two hits over 6 1/3 innings and threw a season-high 126 pitches.

Bauer, who signed a $102 million, three-year deal with the Dodgers in the offseason, was up for the drama in his first experience of the rivalry.

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