Giants avoid three-game sweep by Dodgers

SAN FRANCISCO — Juan Uribe hit a game-ending two-run homer with one out in the 10th inning and the San Francisco Giants avoided a three-game sweep by the archrival Los Angeles Dodgers with a 4-2 victory Wednesday.

Brian Wilson (4-5) pitched 1 1-3 innings with four strikeouts for the win on a wild day in which the benches cleared and both Giants manager Bruce Bochy and bench coach — and acting manager — Ron Wotus were ejected in separate arguments.

Travis Ishikawa drew a leadoff walk in the 10th from Guillermo Mota (3-4) and Randy Winn flied out before Uribe connected for his fifth homer.

Tim Lincecum pitched into the ninth and had only allowed two hits before Rafael Furcal beat out an infield single. Andre Ethier hit a tying RBI single two batters later.

The Giants pulled within 6<0x00BD> games of the first-place Dodgers in the NL West, but missed several key opportunities in this one and stranded 12 baserunners. Uribe left seven runners on before his home run.

San Francisco's Pablo Sandoval — at the center of a fifth-inning dustup — doubled with one out in the ninth but stood for several moments before running, thinking his ball was a home run. Bengie Molina was intentionally walked, then pinch-hitter Aaron Rowand grounded into an inning-ending double play.

Furcal's single with one out in the ninth caused Wotus to run out and argue before he was tossed. Third base coach Tim Flannery took over managerial duties and still did his job on the field.

Furcal also had an RBI groundout in the sixth for the Dodgers' first run.

Los Angeles swept the Giants at Dodger Stadium earlier this season but missed a chance to sweep at San Francisco for the first time since July 13-15, 2007.

Los Angeles concluded a stretch of 20 games in 20 days, dating to July 24 against Florida. The Dodgers have a day off Thursday before a weekend series at Arizona.

San Francisco, meanwhile, leaves for a season-high, 11-game road trip with some momentum from this crazy game — witnessed by a sellout crowd of 43,300.

The benches cleared in the bottom of the fifth inning but no punches were thrown and there were no ejections.

Sandoval took issue with an inside pitch from James McDonald, gesturing and pointing at the pitcher. Dodgers catcher Russell Martin then had words with Sandoval, and Edgar Renteria raced out of San Francisco's dugout as both benches emptied. Moments earlier, Eugenio Velez came hard into home and collided with Martin as the Giants took a 1-0 lead.