Tonight’s game story, on a fateful ground ball.

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Mike Trout beat out this ground ball for an infield single in his first official at-bat against Clayton Kershaw on Tuesday. (John McCoy/Staff photographer)

The Giants lost 4-3 to the Milwaukee Brewers tonight, so the Dodgers increased their lead in the National League West to 2 ½ games.

The game story is here.

The box score is here.

The photo gallery is here.

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About J.P. Hoornstra

J.P. Hoornstra covers the Dodgers, Angels and Major League Baseball for the Orange County Register, Los Angeles Daily News, Long Beach Press-Telegram, Torrance Daily Breeze, San Gabriel Valley Tribune, Pasadena Star-News, San Bernardino Sun, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin, Whittier Daily News and Redlands Daily Facts. Before taking the beat in 2012, J.P. covered the NHL for four years. UCLA gave him a degree once upon a time; when he graduated on schedule, he missed getting Arnold Schwarzenegger's autograph on his diploma by five months.