By Jessica Kwong

AP photo: San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto throws to the Los Angeles Dodgers took a tough loss giving up just one run to lose at Dodger Stadium on Wednesday night

 LOS ANGELES The San Francisco Giants hit a new low in their post-All-Star break slump with a 1-0 loss on Wednesday night to the Los Angeles Dodgers that solidifies they’ll leave Dodger Stadium in second place, behind their rival now three games back in the NL West.

 Though the Giants got off to what seemed to be a good start, failed to get runs. In the fourth inning, the Dodgers’ Justin Turner hit a home run on a fly ball to left center field in the fourth inning, lifting Los Angeles 1-0.

 “Early, we were the ones getting hits and putting pressure on them and they got the big hit and we didn’t,” Giants manager Bruce Bochy said.

 Giants starting pitcher Johnny Cueto had a good game, allowing only Turner’s homer and four hits in six innings.

 “He threw a terrific game, and unfortunately, we were down a run and trying to score, or else he could have kept going,” Bochy said.

 Asked if it was particularly hard to pitch a great game and lose to the Dodgers, of all teams, Cueto said, “It’s part of the game.”

 “You win one-nothing, you lose one-nothing, there’s nothing you can do,” Cueto said in Spanish. “You’ve just got to keep on grinding and keep your head up.”

 Former Oakland Athletics pitcher Rich Hill won his Dodger debut, scattering five hits and striking out three in six scoreless innings. Acquired by Los Angeles on Aug. 1, Hill is unbeaten in his last nine starts.

 Giants shortstop Brandon Crawford said he wasn’t surprised.

 “I’ve watched the film – he’s a good pitcher,” Crawford said of Hill. “He’s got a really good curve ball, I noticed at my first at bat, and then he worked his last ball there on the outside corner, that’s tough … He’s done well this year he definitely was effective.”

 In the eighth inning, the Giants’ Brandon Crawford almost gave his team the lead when he yanked Joe Blanton’s 0-2 pitch to deep right field with runners on the corners and two out. But Dodgers right fielder Josh Reddick caught it in front of the barrier.

 “I thought I might have had enough,” Crawford said. “It got in on me a little bit, so I didn’t square it up quite as well as I would have wanted.”

 San Francisco has lost four straight games and eight of their last 10, and own a Major League-worst 11-25 record since the All-Star break.

 “We’ve had the experience that we’ve gone through tough stretches before and end up winning the World Series,” Crawford said. “We have guys here that do a good job of taking it one game at a time. I think that’s how we do it.”

 First pitch for the final contest in the three-game series is 7:10 p.m. on Thursday Matt Moore (7-10) starts for San Francisco and Matt Stripling (3-4) starts for Los Angeles. Brett Anderson originally got the call for the Dodgers for Thursday night’s game but was placed on the disabled list due to blister on his left index finger. The Dodgers also placed pitcher Scott Kazmir on the DL for neck inflammation. The Dodgers tie the Red Sox for the most players on the DL with 27.