SAN FRANCISCO -- The Dodgers opened the final week of the regular season with the kind of game they can expect the first week of the postseason.
Hyun-Jin Ryu pitched seven strong innings and rode home runs from outfielders Yasiel Puig and Matt Kemp as the Dodgers edged the Giants, 2-1.
The game also marked the return to AT&T Park of former Giants closer Brian Wilson, now the Dodgers' setup man. Wilson received a mixed reaction from Giants fans, then pitched a perfect eighth inning with two strikeouts beforeKenley Jansen finished up for his 28th save.
Although only Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke have been officially announced as starters for Games 1 and 2 of the NL Division Series, manager Don Mattingly made it clear there is no hesitation about including Ryu in a postseason rotation.
"I've always been comfortable with Hyun-Jin. There's no question mark," said Mattingly, who said he's not ready to confirm any other starters just yet. "Most every outing has been pretty much quality. He bends, but doesn't break. You couldn't ask anything more.
"The biggest thing in the second half was getting him plenty of rest. We've spread him out pretty good."
Ryu, 1-4 in his previous five starts, was pitching on seven days' rest since losing a two-hitter in Arizona. He is 14-7 with a 2.97 ERA, the 14 wins matching Kaz Ishii for second-most by a Los Angeles Dodgers rookie behind Rick Sutcliffe's 17 in 1979. He allowed four hits, struck out six and walked one.