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  • Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer throws to the plate during the first inning of Friday’s game against the Giants at Oracle Park in San Francisco. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers right fielder Mookie Betts catches a line drive off the bat of San Francisco Giants’ Buster Posey during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Alex Wood #57 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano, left, throws over Los Angeles Dodgers’ Gavin Lux too late to double up Sheldon Neuse at first base during the second inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Trevor Bauer #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the first inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers’ Mookie Betts (50) celebrates his double next to San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano (7) during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Chris Taylor #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers hits a two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • San Francisco Giants center fielder Mike Tauchman (29) leaps in vain for a two-run home run by Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chris Taylor during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Chris Taylor #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers trots around the bases after hitting a two-run home run off of Alex Wood #57 of the San Francisco Giants in the third inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers’ Chris Taylor (3) gets a congratulatory handshake from third base coach Dino Ebel (91) after hitting a two-run home run off San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Alex Wood during the third inning of a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Chris Taylor #3 and Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrate after Taylor hit a two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Chris Taylor #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers is congratulated by Albert Pujols #55 after Taylor hit a two-run home run against the San Francisco Giants in the third inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer (27) delivers against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning of a baseball game, Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • San Francisco Giants’ Mike Yastrzemski complains to home plate umpire Chris Guccione after being called out on strikes to end the third inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Alex Wood #57 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • A pop fly by San Francisco Giants’ Brandon Belt falls between Los Angeles Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner (10) and left fielder Chris Taylor (3) for a double during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Chris Taylor #3 of the Los Angeles Dodgers and teammate Justin Turner #10 watches the ball fall in between them for a double off the bat of Brandon Belt #9 of the San Francisco Giants in the fourth inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during the fourth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • San Francisco Giants’ Alex Dickerson strikes out swinging during the fourth inning of the team’s baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer reacts to a pitch call during the fourth 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, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Gavin Lux #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers collides with Chris Taylor #3 while catching a short fly ball off the bat of Mike Tauchman #29 of the San Francisco Giants in the fifth inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Mike Yastrzemski #5 of the San Francisco Giants scores on a throwing error by Trevor Bauer #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the sixth inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Zack Littell #56 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the seventh inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Mookie Betts #50 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after he was called out on strikes against the San Francisco Giants in the seventh inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Trevor Bauer #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the seventh inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Manager Dave Roberts #30 of the Los Angeles Dodgers comes to the mound to take Trevor Bauer #27 out of the game against the San Francisco Giants in the seventh inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • 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)

  • Dodgers starting pitcher Trevor Bauer cups his hand to his ear as Giants fans boo him as he leaves the game during the seventh inning on Friday night at Oracle Park in San Francisco. Bauer threw a career-high 126 pitches and allowed just one unearned run in a 2-1 victory. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Caleb Baragar #45 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the eighth inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Nate Jones throws to a San Francisco Giants batter during the seventh inning of a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Jarlin Garcia #66 of the San Francisco Giants pitches against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the ninth inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • San Francisco Giants second baseman Donovan Solano (7) puts the tag on Los Angeles Dodgers’ Matt Beaty (45) on an attempted steal of second base during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Blake Treinen #49 of the Los Angeles Dodgers pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the ninth inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. The Dodgers won the game 2-1. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen delivers against the San Francisco Giants during the ninth inning of a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. Treinen picked up the save in the Dodgers’ 2-1 victory. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA – MAY 21: Blake Treinen #49 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts after getting the final out of the game against the San Francisco Giants in the ninth inning at Oracle Park on May 21, 2021 in San Francisco, California. The Dodgers won the game 2-1. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Blake Treinen (49) and catcher Will Smith celebrate the team’s 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

  • Los Angeles Dodgers players celebrate a 2-1 victory over the San Francisco Giants in a baseball game Friday, May 21, 2021, in San Francisco. (AP Photo/D. Ross Cameron)

SAN FRANCISCO — Trevor Bauer was made for this.

In his first taste of the ancient blood feud that is the Dodgers-Giants rivalry, Bauer threw a career-high 126 pitches, allowed just one unearned run and two hits while protecting a narrow lead into the seventh inning then left to boos from Giants fans at Oracle Park – cupping one hand over his ear then throwing both arms in the air in classic wrestling heel fashion.

It took all Bauer had – and more – for the Dodgers to pin a 2-1 defeat on the Giants on Friday night.

“I mean, they’re gonna hate me anyway. So I might as well lean into it,” Bauer said of his theatrical exit in the seventh inning. “I like when the crowd is into it. It makes the moment feel bigger and I perform better in those moments. So it just feeds me.”

That didn’t surprise ‘frenemy’ Alex Wood – a teammate and friend of Bauer’s with the Cincinnati Reds in 2019.

“Do you expect anything else from Trevor?” Wood said. “Of course he’s going to lean into it.”

The first installment in this year’s chapter of the Dodgers-Giants rivalry came with an unexpected twist. It was the Giants who came into the game with the best record in baseball.

The Dodgers might not be looking up at them in the standings much longer. Friday night’s win was the Dodgers’ fifth in a row and ninth in their past 10 games, closing the gap rapidly. The Dodgers (27-18) are now just one game behind the Giants (28-17).

But round one was all about Bauer.

“Fans wanted to boo me so I wanted them to turn the volume up. If you’re going to boo me, then don’t … half-whatever. Just give it to me,” Bauer said.

“I have always done well in environments like that for the majority of my career. Well, I don’t want to say that. But for my early career, my high school and some of my college days, it was a negative environment towards me every time I pitched because it was coming from my own team. So I’m comfortable there. People have disliked me for a long time and people have tried to bully me. I’m comfortable there.”

Wood has been a big part of the Giants’ early success. His ERA sits at 1.93 after he worked around eight hits in six innings, allowing only a two-run home run to Chris Taylor in the third inning to damage it.

Bauer’s night was fraught with its own peril.

Brandon Belt dropped a bloop double down the left field line with two outs in the fourth inning. Bauer hit the outside corner with a 96 mph fastball on 0-and-2 to the next batter, Evan Longoria, and started toward the dugout. He stopped in his tracks when he realized home plate umpire Chris Guccione had not called it a strike.

“I don’t think you can execute a better pitch than that,” Bauer said. “I know it’s a strike. Will (Smith) knew it was a strike. I think everybody but the home plate umpire knew it was a strike.”

Bauer walked Longoria and threw a wild pitch to put runners at second and third before striking out Alex Dickerson to end the inning.

Two innings later, Bauer made his worst throw of the night.

After walking Mike Yastrzemski and Brandon Crawford to put the tying runs on base with one out, Bauer struck out Belt then got Longoria to bounce a ground ball back up the middle. Bauer knocked it down, collected the ball, gathered himself and made a soft throw to first base – or the general vicinity. The error allowed one run to score and extended the inning.

Dickerson flied out to end the inning with Bauer having thrown 113 pitches. Before the game, Roberts said he only had four relievers available – and one of them (Nate Jones) was collecting his baggage at SFO at the time, arriving at Oracle Park around 5 p.m. for the 6:45 p.m. start.

So Bauer went out for the seventh inning, walked a batter and struck out the next. His career-high 126th pitch was another 96 mph fastball to strike out Mike Tauchman. It was also his last pitch of the night.

“We needed him to go deep tonight, and he took that challenge, embraced it and left it all out there,” Roberts said.

“I just didn’t think the stuff was compromised at all. You could argue that the command wasn’t pinpoint. But I thought the stuff, pure stuff in the sixth inning was the best that he had all night.”

After the game, Bauer rejected the suggestion that he had left it all out there.

“Who said I emptied the tank?” he said to one question using that metaphor.

Bauer made his theatrical exit as Roberts called Jones in for his Dodgers debut.

“You know what – what do they say ‘Let the kids play?’” Roberts said of Bauer’s final act. “I think it’s the gamesmanship, the fun, the banter back and forth – he dishes it out and he can take it.”

Released by the Atlanta Braves last week and signed by the Dodgers, the 35-year-old Jones is a seasoned veteran with more than 300 big-league appearances under his belt (most with the Chicago White Sox).

Jones earned his airfare from Oklahoma City, retiring all five batters he faced (two on strikeouts) and allowing Roberts to hand the ball to Blake Treinen for the ninth inning (with closer Kenley Jansen unavailable).

“It felt great,” Roberts said of the raucous atmosphere even with just a limited-capacity crowd of 12,753 in the stands. “I think that this is really the first time going on the road and almost having a capacity stadium – obviously the rivalry and ‘Beat LA’ and ‘Let’s go Dodgers.’ It just felt like a real rivalry game and we haven’t had that in quite some time. It was fun.”

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