San Francisco Giants Mauricio Dubon takes Los Angeles Dodger pitcher Donovan Solano deep for his first homer of the season to help pace the Giants past the Dodgers to force a split going away from Dodger Stadium (NBC Sports photo)

By Jeremy Kahn

After getting shellacked in the first two games of the season, the San Francisco Giants came back to split the series.

Mauricio Dubon singled in the top of the sixth inning to score Donovan Solano, helping the Giants to a 3-1 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.

Solano led off the inning with a single off of eventual losing pitcher Brusdar Graterol, then Pablo Sandoval singled Solano to second base.

Adam Kolarek came on to replace Graterol and immediately retired Brandon Crawford for the second out of the inning; however, Dubon then gave the Giants lead for good, as he singled to left field in front of Chris Taylor.

Darin Ruf gave the Giants the lead in the top of the third inning, as he singled to left field to score Dubon from second base.

Once again, like on Saturday afternoon, the Giants immediately gave up the lead and the Dodgers tied it up, when Cody Bellinger singled to right field to score Mookie Betts.

Solano gave the Giants an insurance run in the top of the seventh inning, as he singled to left field to score Ruf.

Seven different Giants pitchers combined on a seven-hitter, as the Giants split the four-game series in Los Angeles.

Drew Smyly got the start for the Giants, as he went 3.1 innings, allowing one run on four hits, walking one and striking out two.

After Smyly, six relievers gave up only three hits, walked two and struck out six, Shawn Anderson went one inning, walking one and struck out two.

Wandy Peralta pitched one strong inning, as he struck out one in his lone inning of work, as he won for the first time this season.

Sam Coonrod, Tyler Rogers and Trevor Gott pitched the final three innings with Gott picking up his second save in as many days, despite allowing a lead-off double to Will Smith; however, Gott was able to get AJ Pollock to fly out to Mike Yastrzemski and then Betts lined out to Dubon and then Gott struck out Max Muncy swinging to end the game.

UP NEXT: After a quick four-game road trip to Los Angeles, the Giants will be off on Monday before opening the 2020 home slate on Tuesday night against the San Diego Padres at Oracle Park.