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San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers: The Dodgers are picking up the pace

The NL West rivals the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers will start their series tonight at Dodgers Stadium.

Can the Giants save the season?

The San Francisco Giants are fourth in the NL West with a 48-52 record, including 20-30 on the road. After losing back-to-back games to the Colorado Rockies, they won 3-2 last night. San Francisco has a 4.42 ERA, a .257 batting average, a .327 on-base percentage, and 1.35 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Matt Chapman is the best player on the team with 86 hits, 66 runs, and 13 home runs.

The Dodgers are in a solid form

The Los Angeles Dodgers are on top of the NL West with a 59-41 record, including 31-19 at home. They are coming off a three-game sweep in the series against the Red Sox. The Dodgers have a 3.76 ERA, a .226 batting average, a .297 on-base percentage, and 1.19 walks plus hits per inning pitched. Shohei Ohtani is the best player on the team with 120 hits, 78 runs and 30 home runs.

Betting Trends

The Dodgers are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games overall, 5-1 SU in their last 6 games at home and 5-0 SU in their last 5 home games against the Giants. The Dodgers have played over the total run line in 12 of their last 18 games overall, in 8 of their last 9 games against the Giants, in 14 of their last 18 games against teams from the NL and in their last 5 games against teams from the NL West. The Giants are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games against the Dodgers and 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road. San Francisco has played under the total run line in their last 5 games overall and in 5 of their last 6 games against teams from the NL.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Giants and the Dodgers have completely different stars for the second part of the season. The Dodgers swept the Red Sox, while the Giants barely stole one game in Colorado. The Giants are three games behind the Diamondbacks and the Padres and need to pick up their game, but that will not be easy against the Dodgers. Los Angeles will start Michael Petersen tonight, who is 3-0 for the season with a 4.50 ERA, 12 IP, and 1.33 WHIP. The Giants will go with Blake Snell, who is 0-3 for the season with a 6.31 ERA, 42 K, 35.2 IP, and 1.43 WHIP. The Dogers have won the last five home games against the Giants, and that series will continue tonight with another win.