The win maintained Los Angeles’ two-game lead in the NL West while the Giants vanishing playoff hopes receded further.
Blake returned to the Dodgers lineup following a five-game absence with a hamstring injury and hit a two-run homer in the sixth inning as the team matched its win total from last season at 84, still with 20 games to play.
Kuroda, making his second start since missing three weeks after sustaining a concussion, quickly ducked out of the way and off the mound when Matt Cain’s bat splintered in the third inning, sailing beyond second base.
In other NL action, it was:
• Braves 1, Cardinals 0
• Rockies 4, Padres 1
• Phillies 4, Mets 2
• Cubs 6, Reds 4
• Brewers 6, Diamondbacks 3
• Nationals 5, Marlins 3
• Astros 9, Pirates 1
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