Yoshinobu Yamamoto struggles as Giants beat Dodgers for tie atop NL West

LOS ANGELES — When Yoshinobu Yamamoto did find the strike zone Friday, it only made matters worse.
In a battle with his command from the jump, Yamamoto walked a season-high five in just 4⅔ innings – including three in a span of five batters that came before Casey Schmitt’s grand slam – and the San Francisco Giants walked away with a 6-2 victory.
Not since 1999 had the Giants and Dodgers waited this long to meet for the first time in a season. And yet the Dodgers loo