SAN FRANCISCO — Saturday's victory against the San Francisco Giants wasn't your textbook triumph, but the Dodgers will take it.

Rafael Furcal's sacrifice fly scored James Loney in the 12th inning for an 8-7 victory at AT&T Park, the Dodgers' 10th straight win at San Francisco's home park.

The Dodgers emerged triumphant despite blowing a six-run lead. It came despite Takashi Saito blowing his second consecutive save opportunity, and it came despite a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the 10th inning in which the Dodgers failed to score.

"It was a huge effort on the whole club's part," manager Grady Little said. "We kept scrapping. We had a big lead and it kind of got away from us late in the game but we kept scrapping.

"We kept challenging each inning, trying to score, and it finally happened in the 12th. You've got to win games like that when you have a chance, especially on the road."

The Dodgers weren't thinking about extra innings, especially after scoring six runs in the fifth inning. Wilson Betemit and Jeff Kent hit home runs in the inning.

The Giants scored twice in their half of the fifth but were trailing, 7-2, going into the eighth inning.

Randy Winn cut the lead to 7-6 with a grand slam to right field off of Chin-hui Tsao. Winn fouled a ball off of his right foot on the previous pitch and limped around the bases before leaving the game.

He was examined but X-rays showed no broken bones.

The Giants tied the score with a run in the ninth off of the usually reliable Saito. Barry Bonds walked to start the inning and Ryan Klesko followed with a ground ball to third. Since Bonds had broken for second on the pitch, Betemit's only play was to first base.

Bonds scored the tying run on a two-out single to left by Pedro Feliz. It was the first time in Saito's career that he came up empty on consecutive save opportunities. Saito said his rhythm was off when he blew a save against the Florida Marlins on July 6, but that it wasn't an issue on Saturday. He acknowledged that walking Bonds was his mistake.

"I got in a count where I wasn't able to challenge him," Saito said through a translator. "I got in a three-ball count, which was unfortunate. Before you get in a three-ball count, you want to make it to the point where you get to throw the pitch you want to throw. I wasn't able to create that situation for myself against Bonds."

The Dodgers loaded the bases with no outs in the 10th, but pinch hitter Olmedo Saenz grounded into shortstop-home-first base double play. Furcal struck out to end the inning.

Fred Lewis singled to lead off the Giants' half of the 10th and move to second on a sacrifice by Dave Roberts. Pinch hitter Kevin Frandsen hit a sharp grounder down the first-base line and Loney made a diving stop of the ball and the unassisted putout. Lewis was left at third when Ray Durham flied out.

"I thought the game was over when Frandsen hit the ball down the line," Giants manager Bruce Bochy said. "They made a great play on it."

The unsung hero of the game was Mark Hendrickson, who threw two hitless innings and earned the victory. Hendrickson had thrown a bullpen session earlier in the game, in preparation for his start on Tuesday.

"You play for today and deal with tomorrow, tomorrow," Hendrickson said. "It was important for us to get a win there."