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LOS ANGELES -- After building a cushion in the NL West, the Los Angeles Dodgers are still being extremely careful with Rich Hill and his pesky blister.Hill was pulled after throwing 77 pitches in five effective innings Tuesday night, and the Dodgers lost 2-0 to the San Francisco Giants.Los Angeles division lead was trimmed to five games over second-place San Francisco with 11 to play. The Giants pulled into a three-way tie with the Mets and Cardinals for the two NL wild cards.Hill (12-5) allowed only one run on Eduardo Nunezs homer. He gave up six hits while striking out seven and walking one.It was more of preservation, Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. Its the blister that were consciously trying to monitor. I think where were at, its a very important game, but I just didnt know how much longer he was going to go. It was going to be another inning at the most anyway. I felt that was good for him.Blister issues delayed Hills debut with the Dodgers for almost a month after he was acquired from Oakland at the Aug. 1 trade deadline. The left-hander also was lifted by Roberts with a perfect game in progress after seven innings this month due to concerns about a recurrence.The training staff monitors Hill and the area where he had his blister between every inning.For me, when Im out there and have the ball in my hand to pitch, to be honest, thats all Im thinking about, Hill said. Its not about anything else that I cant control except executing pitches.Despite a solid performance, Hill wasnt pleased following his fifth start for Los Angeles.I threw the ball well, but at the end of the day it was disappointing, he said. One mistake to Nunez, a fastball that was supposed to be down. Completely missed all the way in. He did his job and what he shouldve done with the pitch. I take 100 percent responsibility for this. Its not acceptable to miss like that at this level.The Giants werent surprised to see Hill make an early exit.He has some really, really good stuff, San Francisco outfielder Hunter Pence said. They havent been pitching him too many pitches so I wasnt totally shocked. That is kind of the way they manage their staff over there.Brandon Belt homered in the ninth for San Francisco, which overcame injuries to All-Star pitcher Johnny Cueto and shortstop Brandon Crawford.Cueto (17-5) left in the sixth with a strained groin, but the much-maligned Giants bullpen delivered as three relievers combined to pitch shutout ball over the final 3 2/3 innings.Cueto is scheduled to have an MRI on Wednesday.Crawford came out with a dislocated left pinky in the second. An X-ray was negative, and the Giants said he is day to day.The Giants have 29 blown saves, but the bullpen did its job this time following Cuetos early departure. Sergio Romo earned his first save of the season with a hitless ninth.It was just one of those times where it was a really big win for us, Romo said. We really needed that.The Dodgers went 0 for 10 with runners in scoring position.That was the key to the game, Roberts said. There were some balls hit hard with guys on base and just at guys.UP IN THE BOOTHIt was Vin Scully bobblehead night at Dodger Stadium. A sellout crowd gave the longtime broadcaster a loud standing ovation before the game, and Scully responded in kind.The bobblehead featured Scully with his hands over his heart thanking fans, depicting a warm moment from opening day this year. Scully is retiring after this season, his 67th in the booth. His final game will be Oct. 2 when the Dodgers play at San Francisco in their regular-season finale.The attendance of 53,621 was the largest regular-season crowd in Major League Baseball since Aug. 30, 2012, when the Dodgers had another Scully bobblehead giveaway.DONT LOOK AT MEFollowing a bench-clearing scuffle involving Madison Bumgarner and Yasiel Puig on Monday night, Puig, Adrian Gonzalez and other Dodgers posted pictures on social media of themselves wearing T-shirts with the hashtag (hash)Dontlookatme with hands covering their eyes.Roberts was fine with his team having fun with the heated situation Monday.Technology. People are quick these days, Roberts said. I heard about it. I do (like that they had fun). You get two guys competing. They know whats at stake. Emotions get in the way sometimes. I dont think theres anything else to it.DOUBLE TROUBLECorey Seager doubled in the third, becoming the first Dodgers rookie to have 40 doubles in one season. He was 3 for 4.TRAINERS ROOMDodgers LHP Alex Wood (elbow surgery) came off the 60-day disabled list and RHP Bud Norris was designated for assignment. The Dodgers plan to use Wood out of the bullpen, coming in to start innings. ... LHP Brett Anderson (blister) will return to the rotation and start on Thursday. ... RHP Brandon McCarthy (right hip stiffness) threw a simulated game of five innings and 75 pitches.UP NEXTGiants: LHP Matt Moore nearly threw a no-hitter the last time he was on the mound at Dodger Stadium. He went 8 2/3 innings before Seager ruined the no-hit bid with a blooper to right field.Dodgers: RHP Kenta Maeda (15-9, 3.24 ERA) has given up only four earned runs and struck out 17 over his last three games covering 17 1/3 innings. He has made two starts against the Giants this season and gone 2-0 with a 3.00 ERA.---This story has been corrected to show that Brandon Belt homered in the ninth inning for the Giants, not Hunter Pence. 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The 26-year-old finished last season with Clevelands Triple-A affiliate in Columbus after signing with the Indians in August. Forward Chandler Parsons has agreed to a four-year maximum contract with the Memphis Grizzlies worth a projected $94.8 million.Parsons committed to the Grizzlies immediately after a Friday meeting at agent Dan Fegans home in Beverly Hills, California. The contract cannot officially be signed until Thursday.I really believed in Coach Fiz, Parsons told ESPN in a text message, explaining his decision to commit to Memphis. Nobody in the league has coached better wings than him. I trust J.B. with my life. They have nobody like me, and their veteran, experienced players are a perfect fit with me.The 27-year-old Parsons also met with and received a max contract offer from the Portland Trail Blazers when free agency opened.Toughest decision of my life though. Portland is incredible, Parsons added.Parsons tweeted his thanks to the Dallas organization and fans Friday afternoon.Sources say Parsons made his decision with the expectation that point guard Mike Conley would return to Memphis, as the pair had several conversations about playing together with the Grizzlies. Conley is scheduled to meet with the Mavericks in Dallas on Friday, but sources say Parsons and Conley never discussed playing together in Dallas.With the Grizzlies able to offer a fifth year on his contract, the Mavs are widely considered an extreme long shot to sign the point guard. Dallas also missed out on two of its other top targets after center Hassan Whiteside committed to re-signing with the Miami Heat and small forward Nicolas Batum opted to stay in Charlotte.The Los Angeles Lakers and Orlando Magic?expressed interest in Parsons, who moved on after spending two seasons with the Maverickks?when the team?declined to offer him a max contract.ddddddddddddParsons has an advocate in Memphis in recently hired assistant coach J.B. Bickerstaff, who formed a close relationship with Parsons during their time together with the Houston Rockets.Parsons averaged 14.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game during his two-year tenure in Dallas but was only able to play in one playoff game because of knee injuries that prematurely ended both seasons.Parsons had hybrid microfracture surgery on his knee in spring of 2015, and the rehab from that operation lasted well into the 2015-16 season. The arthroscopic operation Parsons underwent this spring to address a torn meniscus in the knee wasnt nearly as serious as the previous surgery.Sources say multiple renowned orthopedic specialists have given Parsons clearance to resume full basketball activities and expressed optimism that his knee would not prevent him from having a long, productive NBA career.Parsons averaged 13.7 points, 4.7 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 61 games last season, statistics skewed by a slow start as he dealt with strict minutes restrictions. He had the best statistical stretch of his five-year career in the two months before his season ended, averaging 18.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game while shooting 51.9 percent from the floor and 47.7 percent from 3-point range and proving he could thrive at power forward in addition to small forward.Information from ESPNs Marc Stein and The Undefeateds Marc J. Spears contributed to this report. ' ' '