Ryan Vogelsong pitched seven shutout innings and Melky Cabrera led off the fourth inning with a home run, and that was all the Giants needed as they beat the Dodgers 2-0 on Tuesday night. The win closes the gap in the NL West to one game between the long-time rivals.

It turns out the Dodgers could survive one Matt Kemp injury but not two. During his first stint on the disabled list, the Los Angeles offense held. The team posted a .292/.351/.420 slash line and scored 64 runs in 14 games, 4.6 per game. During the second injury, the offense fell apart. Their .228/.304/.303 slash line indicates they do nothing well offensively. They’ve scored 83 runs in 25 games, 3.3 per game. The pitching is keeping it together, however. With an ERA in the mid threes, the Dodgers are 11-14 since the second Kemp disablement.

That was enough for the Giants and Diamondbacks to gain 4 1/2 games. It looks like there will be a race in the NL West after all.