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LOS ANGELES — San Francisco infielder Tyler Fitzgerald became the first Giants rookie to homer in five consecutive games in the second inning of Tuesday night's game against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Fitzgerald drove a slider from Los Angeles starter Landon Knack into the Dodgers' left-field bullpen to get the Giants within 2-1. The longest homer streak by a Giants' rookie prior to Fitzgerald's was four by Jack Clark in 1977. Fitzgerald is first San Francisco player to homer in at least five straight since Barry Bonds had a seven-game streak in 2004.
