The San Francisco Giants will try to avoid dropping their fourth in a row as they play host to the Los Angeles Dodgers at AT&T Park. NBC Sports – Bay Area is in line to televise the action and the game is scheduled to get going at 3:05 p.m. ET.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants Odds
The Dodgers have gone 90-71 SU this year and are 72-88 against the spread (ATS). They’ve lost 24.5 units for moneyline bettors and 16.9 units ATS. The Giants, on the other hand, are 73-88 SU and 86-74 ATS. The team’s lost 6.8 units for moneyline bettors while earning 6.4 units ATS.
San Francisco games have an over/under record of 67-87-6 in 2018. Los Angeles has an over/under record of 75-77-8.
Walker Buehler will get the nod for Los Angeles. The right-handed Buehler is 7-5 with a 2.76 ERA and 148 strikeouts. He’s 1-0 with six strikeouts and a 3.60 ERA against San Francisco this year.
The Giants are putting the ball in the hands of lefty Andrew Suarez (7-12, 4.22 ERA), who’s got 130 strikeouts and 43 walks to his name, as well as a 1.27 WHIP. Suarez is 0-0 with four strikeouts and a 0.00 ERA in one start against Los Angeles this year.
As a unit, San Francisco’s pitching staff has yielded 4.2 runs per game overall this year. The team’s starters have an ERA of 4.01, a WHIP of 1.32 and a strikeouts-per-nine of 7.1. The bullpen has a 3.69 ERA, 1.28 WHIP and 8.9 K/9. In 75 divisional games, Giants starters have an ERA of 3.86 and the bullpen’s ERA is 3.15.
The San Francisco hitters have put up 3.7 runs per contest, including 3.6 per game against divisional foes and 2.8 per game over their last five. The team’s hit .211/.262/.310 over its last five contests and is 1-4 SU during that stretch.
Brandon Crawford has helped lead the Giants’ offense this year with 14 home runs, 54 RBIs and 63 runs scored.
In the other dugout, Los Angeles’ pitchers have allowed 3.8 runs per game and its starters own a 3.24 ERA, 1.12 WHIP and 9.50 K/9. The bullpen has logged an ERA of 3.71, along with a WHIP of 1.12 and a K/9 of 9.64.
Dodgers hitters have slashed .249/.334/.438 on their way to 4.9 runs scored per game this season, including 4.8 runs per game against divisional foes and 5.0 per game over the team’s last five outings (3-2 SU).
Cody Bellinger has provided a spark to the Los Angeles offense. Bellinger is hitting .261/.345/.468 with 24 home runs, 74 RBIs, 83 runs and 14 steals.
The Dodgers just took the previous game in this series by a final score of 10 runs to six.
Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants Free Pick
Predictions: SU Winner – Giants, ATS Winner – Dodgers, O/U – OVER
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Los Angeles has recorded 17 extra-base hits over its last five contests. San Francisco has 10 XBH over its last five.
The Dodgers have hit 15 home runs in their last 10 games. The Giants have hit six over their last 10.
Los Angeles fielders have committed three errors over their last five games, compared to six errors for San Francisco over its last five.
The Giants have lost eight of their last nine games SU.
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