SAN FRANCISCO -AP- Madison Bumgarner hit another home run off Dodgers star Clayton Kershaw, but both aces were done by the time Los Angeles finished its 3-2, 10-inning victory over the San Francisco Giants on Saturday in a second straight extra-inning game in the rain.Charlie Culberson hit a go-ahead double in the 10th for Los Angeles.Chris Hatcher (1-0) retired pinch-hitter Joe Panik on a called third strike to send the game into extras, then Kenley Jansen finished for his second save. 
The Dodgers were on the other side of a 3-2 result in 10 innings a night earlier.Bumgarner struck out eight and Kershaw had five Ks in his eight innings for another impressive duel between the ace left-handers.Bumgarner hit a solo homer off Kershaw in the second inning, his second in two seasons against his National League West rival. Bumgarner sent a 1-1 pitch into the left field bleachers but gave back that run in the top of the third, allowing three singles before hitting Scott Van Slyke with a pitch to force home a run. Van Slyke was lifted for pinch-runner Joc Pederson because of lower-back tightness.Bumgarner's 12 career homers -- two of those off Kershaw -- matched Yovani Gallardo for most career home runs among active pitchers.Bumgarner allowed one run and six hits in six innings with one walk. Kershaw allowed four hits and two runs and walked one.George Kontos (0-1) gave up a one-out double to Corey Seager before Culberson's extra-base hit.Adrian Gonzalez tied the game with an RBI groundout against Santiago Casilla with one out in the ninth. Second baseman Kelby Tomlinson bobbled the ball in a steady rain, eliminating his chance for a game-ending double play.Casilla was Friday night's winning pitcher with one out recorded. In this one, he allowed a walk, single and hit a batter in the ninth.Ehire Adrianza also connected off Kershaw in the fifth.A 41-minute rain delay and multiple tarp removals preceded the game, and the clubs played through rain for the second straight day.The Dodgers began the season with 31 straight scoreless innings by the pitchers. They will go for a series split Sunday after putting the leadoff hitter aboard in five innings Saturday, including on four doubles.The Giants homered in their sixth straight game to match the most consecutive games with a longball to begin a year dating to 1913.BELT'S NEW DEALGiants first baseman Brandon Belt reached a $72.8 million, five-year contract that starts in 2017.Belt signed a $6.2 million, one-year agreement in February, and general manager Bobby Evans remained optimistic the sides would reach a long-term deal.
The Dodgers were on the other side of a 3-2 result in 10 innings a night earlier.Bumgarner struck out eight and Kershaw had five Ks in his eight innings for another impressive duel between the ace left-handers.Bumgarner hit a solo homer off Kershaw in the second inning, his second in two seasons against his National League West rival. Bumgarner sent a 1-1 pitch into the left field bleachers but gave back that run in the top of the third, allowing three singles before hitting Scott Van Slyke with a pitch to force home a run. Van Slyke was lifted for pinch-runner Joc Pederson because of lower-back tightness.Bumgarner's 12 career homers -- two of those off Kershaw -- matched Yovani Gallardo for most career home runs among active pitchers.Bumgarner allowed one run and six hits in six innings with one walk. Kershaw allowed four hits and two runs and walked one.George Kontos (0-1) gave up a one-out double to Corey Seager before Culberson's extra-base hit.Adrian Gonzalez tied the game with an RBI groundout against Santiago Casilla with one out in the ninth. Second baseman Kelby Tomlinson bobbled the ball in a steady rain, eliminating his chance for a game-ending double play.Casilla was Friday night's winning pitcher with one out recorded. In this one, he allowed a walk, single and hit a batter in the ninth.Ehire Adrianza also connected off Kershaw in the fifth.A 41-minute rain delay and multiple tarp removals preceded the game, and the clubs played through rain for the second straight day.The Dodgers began the season with 31 straight scoreless innings by the pitchers. They will go for a series split Sunday after putting the leadoff hitter aboard in five innings Saturday, including on four doubles.The Giants homered in their sixth straight game to match the most consecutive games with a longball to begin a year dating to 1913.BELT'S NEW DEALGiants first baseman Brandon Belt reached a $72.8 million, five-year contract that starts in 2017.Belt signed a $6.2 million, one-year agreement in February, and general manager Bobby Evans remained optimistic the sides would reach a long-term deal.
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