Tyler Fitzgerald homers for 5th game in a row, but SF Giants muster little else in loss to Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — Can Tyler Fitzgerald get some help?

The rookie shortstop is just about the only thing working in the Giants’ beleaguered lineup, and once again Tuesday night he was responsible for the bulk of their offense against the Dodgers. Once again, one man’s superhuman effort wasn’t enough to lift up eight other slackers.

Launching a no-doubter to left field that got the Giants on the board in the second inning, Fitzgerald homered for his fifth game in a row — the first Giants rookie ever to do so ...