LOS ANGELES -- Bruce Bochy will head into retirement with the most victories by a visiting manager at Dodger Stadium, but the Giants missed a chance to send him off with a winning record at this familiar battleground.

After taking the first two games of the series, the Giants were shut out by the Dodgers, 5-0, in Sunday’s finale. The loss sealed a 107-108 career record for Bochy at Dodger Stadium, though he remains comfortably ahead of Bobby Cox, who ranks second among visiting managers with 68 wins here.

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“Being a part of this Giants-Dodgers rivalry and these big games -- no question, I’ll miss that,” Bochy said.

The Giants mustered only four singles against left-hander Julio Urias (two innings) and right-hander Kenta Maeda (four innings), and they didn’t get another hit after Buster Posey’s one-out single in the sixth. It marked San Francisco’s third shutout loss of its 3-4 road trip to St. Louis and Los Angeles.

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Dereck Rodríguez was charged with the loss after surrendering five runs (two earned) over 4 2/3 innings, though he pitched better than his final line indicated.

Rodriguez, who was coming off one of his best starts of the season after holding the Cardinals to one run over seven innings on Tuesday, struck out the side in the first inning on 12 pitches and opened his outing with three hitless innings, but the Dodgers got on the board in the fourth after Cody Bellinger drew a two-out walk and scored on Matt Beaty’s two-run homer.

The Dodgers expanded their lead in the fifth by capitalizing on a two-out error by rookie second baseman Mauricio Dubon, who misplayed a routine ground ball off the bat of Joc Pederson to keep the inning alive. Corey Seager followed by blasting an 0-1 changeup from Rodriguez over the center-field fence for a three-run home run.

After a dazzling rookie season, Rodriguez has endured a tumultuous sophomore campaign that has included multiple demotions to Triple-A Sacramento and stints in the bullpen, though he acknowledged that the adversity has imparted invaluable lessons that he hopes will only aid his development.

“I feel like I learned more this year than I did last year,” Rodriguez said. “Last year, I could close my eyes and throw the ball where I wanted. This year has been the complete opposite. I’ve learned more about baseball than I think I have my whole life.”

Rodriguez said he hopes to finish strong over the final three weeks of the season, and his progression won’t be the only storyline to watch in September. Here are three other Giants questions to monitor down the stretch:

1. How will Cueto look after returning from Tommy John surgery?

It’s been 14 months since Johnny Cueto last pitched in the Majors, and this weekend’s series at Dodger Stadium helped reawaken his competitive hunger. Bochy said Cueto came up to him on Saturday and offered to pitch, even though he hasn’t been activated off the injured list.

“He was eager to get out there and pitch here, with how intense these games are,” Bochy said. “You can tell he really misses it.”

Cueto will have to wait until Tuesday to make his 2019 debut against the Pirates at Oracle Park, and the outing will serve as a useful barometer for where the 33-year-old right-hander stands after undergoing reconstructive elbow surgery last August. Cueto isn’t sure how he’ll be able to perform after the extended layoff from Major League competition, but he said he’s looking forward to shaking off some of the rust and testing his arm before heading into the offseason.

2. How will the retooled bullpen fare?

Left-hander Wandy Peralta joined the Giants on Sunday after being claimed off waivers from the Reds, becoming the 13th reliever on the active roster. The bullpen is stocked with new faces, as the Giants have added newcomers like Jandel Gustave, Fernando Abad, Tyler Rogers, Sam Selman, Burch Smith and Kyle Barraclough in recent weeks as they attempt to unearth potential pieces for the future.

Even after dealing Mark Melancon, Sam Dyson and Drew Pomeranz at the Trade Deadline and losing Reyes Moronta and Trevor Gott to injuries, the Giants’ bullpen has remained sturdy, logging a 3.90 ERA in the second half. Gustave (1.86 ERA over 19 1/3 innings), Rogers (1.23 ERA over 7 1/3 innings), and Abad (3.24 ERA over 8 1/3 innings) have already shown promise in high-leverage situations, though Bochy will likely look to mix in more of his relief options as the season winds down.

3. Will Bochy reach 2,000 managerial wins during the Giants' upcoming homestand?

Bochy is only five wins shy of becoming the 11th manager in Major League history to reach 2,000. The Giants will have to take five of seven games against the cellar-dwelling Pirates and Marlins for Bochy to reach the mark during their penultimate homestand of the year.

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Bochy is already a virtual lock for the Hall of Fame, but this milestone would give him another feather to add to his cap before sailing off into retirement. He pulled all the right strings in the first two games of this series, including using seven young pitchers (five rookies) in a 1-0 win on Saturday, which marked the Dodgers’ first shutout loss since May.

“I think, since I’ve been here, this has been one of Bochy’s best years, with dealing with a short starting staff, trading away half the bullpen and just doing some different things to keep everybody positive, fighting and playing hard,” veteran Jeff Samardzija said. “He’s done an amazing job this year.”