San Francisco Giants (59-34, first in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (58-37, second in the NL West)
Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Alex Wood (8-3, 3.67 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 87 strikeouts) Dodgers: TBD
LINE: Dodgers -145, Giants +123; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Mike Yastrzemski and the Giants will take on the Dodgers Tuesday.
The Dodgers are 30-15 on their home turf. Los Angeles is hitting a collective batting average of .245 this season, led by Justin Turner with an average of .307.
The Giants are 29-21 on the road. San Francisco has hit 138 home runs as a team this season. Mike Yastrzemski leads the team with 14, averaging one every 19.4 at-bats.
The Giants won the last meeting 7-2. Jarlin Garcia earned his second victory and Buster Posey went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs for San Francisco. Tony Gonsolin took his first loss for Los Angeles.
TOP PERFORMERS: Max Muncy leads the Dodgers with 58 RBIs and is batting .275.
Yastrzemski leads the Giants with 36 extra base hits and 38 RBIs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 5-5, .286 batting average, 3.36 ERA, outscored opponents by 29 runs
Giants: 6-4, .265 batting average, 3.07 ERA, outscored opponents by 17 runs
INJURIES: Dodgers: Edwin Uceta: (back), Jimmy Nelson: (lumbar strain), Dustin May: (elbow), Corey Knebel: (lat), Clayton Kershaw: (elbow), Tommy Kahnle: (elbow), Caleb Ferguson: (elbow), Mookie Betts: (hip), Corey Seager: (hand), Edwin Rios: (shoulder), Gavin Lux: (hamstring).
Giants: Aaron Sanchez: (bicep), Dedniel Nunez: (elbow), Reyes Moronta: (right flexor), Sammy Long: (back), Jaylin Davis: (hamstring), Evan Longoria: (shoulder), Tommy La Stella: (hamstring), Brandon Crawford: (oblique), Brandon Belt: (knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
