Giants’ win streak ends at hands of Clayton Kershaw

The biggest enemy of a win streak is a Lurch-sized Texan who takes the mound with great enough stuff to make a hitter wish he chose professional tennis.

When Kershaw retired the first 10 hitters with what seemed like zero exertion, a boisterous crowd at AT&T Park had to know the Giants were not going to complete a three-game sweep of Los Angeles.

At least the Giants did not lose their bid for a 6-1 homestand to the only pitcher who owns them more than Kershaw, a guy by the name of Soft-Throwing Lefty the Giants Have Not Seen Before.

In taking three of four from the Reds and two of three from the Dodgers, the Giants prevented a tumble into complete irrelevance.

Matt Moore gets the first crack at lowering it in the opener of a three-game series at St. Louis on Friday night.

Manager Bruce Bochy put the onus on the pitching staff.

Stay away from the big inning, the three-, four-, five-, six-run innings.

On Wednesday, the Giants were all but done after Yasmani Grandal golfed a two-run double to right in the first off a less-than-crisp Johnny Cueto, which gave Kershaw the support he required and set off a chain of events that led to a brief clearing of benches in the third inning.

Cueto and Grandal continued their discussion when Cueto batted in the bottom of the inning and made nice.

Cueto ended a five-run outing after six innings and lost a rematch with Kershaw, whom he beat at Dodger Stadium on May 1.

The Giants announced Wednesday that Barry Bonds will be enshrined on their Wall of Fame at 3:30 p.m. July 8, before a game against the Miami Marlins.