Melvin was already without long reliever Spencer Bivens, who threw a season-high 3 1/3 innings in Saturday’s 11-5 loss. Right-hander Tristan Beck, another multi-inning reliever, contributed two innings before backup catcher Logan Porter pitched the eighth.

Pitcher Sean Hjelle was just told to be ready to go for first pitch on Sunday. It was an unusual request for a few reasons, given that Hjelle’s a reliever, it was roughly 30 minutes before gametime, a

Melvin was already without long reliever Spencer Bivens, who threw a season-high 3 1/3 innings in Saturday’s 11-5 loss. Right-hander Tristan Beck, another multi-inning reliever, contributed two innings before backup catcher Logan Porter pitched the eighth.

The Giants were 1-5 at Dodger Stadium last season and lost nine of 13 in the season series to their archrivals.