San Francisco Giants (14-8, third in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (14-7, first in the NL West)
Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Carlos Rodon (3-0, 1.17 ERA, .83 WHIP, 38 strikeouts); Dodgers: Julio Urias (1-1, 2.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 15 strikeouts)
LINE: Dodgers -141, Giants +120; over/under is 6 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the San Francisco Giants on Tuesday to begin a two-game series.
Los Angeles has a 14-7 record overall and an 8-2 record in home games. The Dodgers have an 11-2 record in games when they record at least eight hits.
San Francisco has gone 6-5 at home and 14-8 overall. The Giants have an 8-3 record in games when they record eight or more hits.
The teams meet Tuesday for the first time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Freddie Freeman has five doubles, three home runs and 10 RBI for the Dodgers. Mookie Betts is 11-for-37 with three home runs and three RBI over the past 10 games.
Joc Pederson leads San Francisco with six home runs while slugging .745. Jason Vosler is 6-for-21 with two home runs and four RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 6-4, .218 batting average, 2.15 ERA, outscored opponents by 19 runs
Giants: 6-4, .253 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Dodgers: Mitchell White: 10-Day IL (covid-19), David Price: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Blake Treinen: 10-Day IL (shoulder), Andrew Heaney: 10-Day IL (shoudler), Caleb Ferguson: 10-Day IL (elbow), Victor Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (elbow inflammation), Danny Duffy: 60-Day IL (hand), Jimmy Nelson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dustin May: 60-Day IL (elbow)
Giants: Austin Slater: day-to-day (knee), Brandon Belt: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Dominic Leone: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Joc Pederson: day-to-day (abductor), Zack Littell: 10-Day IL (undisclosed), Mike Yastrzemski: 10-Day IL (covid-19), Steven Duggar: 60-Day IL (oblique), Anthony DeSclafani: 10-Day IL (ankle), LaMonte Wade Jr: 10-Day IL (knee), Evan Longoria: 10-Day IL (finger), Tommy La Stella: 10-Day IL (achilles), Matthew Boyd: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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