Giants 8, Dodgers 0: San Francisco scored seven runs in the first two innings to move within two games of visiting first-place Los Angeles.

Barry Zito (6-5) gave up three hits over seven innings for his first win over the Dodgers in his last nine starts.

Pablo Sandoval doubled twice and drove in three runs for the Giants, who out-hit the Dodgers 14-4 and jumped on starter Nathan Eovaldi (0-4) for eight runs on 11 hits in five innings.

The Giants scored four runs in the first when Angel Pagan doubled in a run and scored on Sandoval’s two-run double. Hector Sanchez added an RBI single, scoring Sandoval.

The Dodgers have lost six of the first seven contests on their nine-game road trip while scoring just 13 runs during that span.

San Francisco’s middle of the order – Melky Cabrera, Pagan and Sandoval – went 7-for-12 with three doubles, six RBIs and five runs scored.

Zito, who allowed 17 runs over 14 1/3 innings in losing his last three starts, improved to 117-7 in his career with at least four runs of support.

GAME NOTEBOOK: The Giants have won the first game of a series in 10 of their last 12 sets. … San Francisco is the closest it has been to first place since April 7. … Dodger pitchers had limited Giants hitters to just five total runs in their three previous games this season. … Eovaldi is winless in six starts this season and hasn’t won since his major league debut on Aug. 6, 2011.