LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Zack Greinke won his fifth straight decision, Howie Kendrick homered in his first game against his former team, and the Dodgers beat the Angels 5-3 Friday night in the opening game of the Freeway Series.Rookie Alex Guerrero hit a tiebreaking two-run homer in the fourth inning in support of Greinke (10-2), who allowed two runs and five hits in eight innings. The 2009 AL Cy Young Award winner, who leads the majors with a 1.41 ERA, had his consecutive scoreless inning streak snapped at a career-best 45 2-3 innings last Sunday in a no-decision against the Mets at New York. 
Greinke, who spent the final two months of the 2012 season down the freeway in Anaheim before joining the Dodgers as a free agent, improved his home record with them to 23-5. Clayton Kershaw was scheduled to pitch, but got pushed back another day after missing Wednesday's scheduled start against Oakland because of a sore left hip.Kenley Jansen got his 18th save in 19 chances despite giving up Mike Trout's major league-leading 32nd homer leading off the ninth. The Dodgers' victory, coupled with San Francisco's loss at Texas, increased their NL West lead over the Giants to 1 1/2 games.Trout also had an RBI triple and run-scoring single against Greinke. The reigning AL MVP homered against the right-hander leading off the All-Star Game, becoming the first player to earn All-Star MVP honors in consecutive years.The Angels, who limped into Dodger Stadium after getting swept in a three-game set at Houston, have lost seven of their last eight following a seven-game winning streak. They trail the AL West-leading Astros by two games.Hector Santiago (7-5) gave up five runs and nine hits in five-plus innings, after going 3-0 with a 1.70 ERA over his previous six starts.Guerrero gave the Dodgers a 3-1 lead with his 11th homer, driving a 1-1 pitch into the lower seats in the left field corner after an infield hit by Yasmani Grandal. Yasiel Puig and Grandal extended the margin to 5-1 with RBI singles in the fifth.Kendrick, the Dodgers' No. 2 hitter, drove Santiago's sixth pitch of the game into the pavilion seats in left-center for his eighth homer.TRAINER'S ROOMAngels: LHP C.J. Wilson was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his elbow. The move is retroactive to July 29, the day after he surrendered six runs and two homers over four innings in a 10-5 loss at Houston.Dodgers: 3B Justin Turner went on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 27, because of a right thigh infection.
Greinke, who spent the final two months of the 2012 season down the freeway in Anaheim before joining the Dodgers as a free agent, improved his home record with them to 23-5. Clayton Kershaw was scheduled to pitch, but got pushed back another day after missing Wednesday's scheduled start against Oakland because of a sore left hip.Kenley Jansen got his 18th save in 19 chances despite giving up Mike Trout's major league-leading 32nd homer leading off the ninth. The Dodgers' victory, coupled with San Francisco's loss at Texas, increased their NL West lead over the Giants to 1 1/2 games.Trout also had an RBI triple and run-scoring single against Greinke. The reigning AL MVP homered against the right-hander leading off the All-Star Game, becoming the first player to earn All-Star MVP honors in consecutive years.The Angels, who limped into Dodger Stadium after getting swept in a three-game set at Houston, have lost seven of their last eight following a seven-game winning streak. They trail the AL West-leading Astros by two games.Hector Santiago (7-5) gave up five runs and nine hits in five-plus innings, after going 3-0 with a 1.70 ERA over his previous six starts.Guerrero gave the Dodgers a 3-1 lead with his 11th homer, driving a 1-1 pitch into the lower seats in the left field corner after an infield hit by Yasmani Grandal. Yasiel Puig and Grandal extended the margin to 5-1 with RBI singles in the fifth.Kendrick, the Dodgers' No. 2 hitter, drove Santiago's sixth pitch of the game into the pavilion seats in left-center for his eighth homer.TRAINER'S ROOMAngels: LHP C.J. Wilson was placed on the 15-day disabled list because of inflammation in his elbow. The move is retroactive to July 29, the day after he surrendered six runs and two homers over four innings in a 10-5 loss at Houston.Dodgers: 3B Justin Turner went on the 15-day disabled list, retroactive to July 27, because of a right thigh infection.
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