10:10 pm
September 6

Giants @ Dodgers

Who will WIN this matchup?

San Francisco Giants (64-68)

@ Los Angeles Dodgers (92-41)

 

Starting Pitchers:

Brebbia (SF): 6-1; 3.04 ERA

Anderson (LAD) 13-3; 2.68 ERA

 

Current odds:

San Francisco Giants: (+265)

Los Angeles Dodgers: (-333)

 

• The starting line-up for the Giants is as follows:

• The starting line-up for the Dodgers is as follows:

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• Having beaten the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time in almost three months, the visiting San Francisco Giants will attempt to make it two wins in a row when the National League West rivals meet again on Tuesday night.

• Three players who weren’t with the Giants the last time they beat the Dodgers, on June 12 — Lewis Brinson, J.D. Davis and David Villar — combined for four of the team’s five home runs in a 7-4 triumph Monday in the opener of a three-game series.

• The Giants have used a four-game winning streak to remain on the periphery of contention for the NL’s final two wild-card spots. They begin play Tuesday 7 1/2 games behind the Philadelphia Phillies and San Diego Padres in a five-team duel that includes the Milwaukee Brewers and Arizona Diamondbacks. The Diamondbacks beat the Padres 5-0 on Monday to tighten the gap.

• In snapping an eight-game losing streak to the Dodgers, the Giants did all of their scoring in the series opener on home runs, including one by Thairo Estrada. Brinson hit two homers.

• All five San Francisco homers came off left-handers, and the visitors will see another when Tyler Anderson (13-3, 2.68 ERA) makes his expected start for the Dodgers. The Giants are quite familiar with Anderson, who went 4-3 with a 4.37 ERA for them in 2020 before leaving as a free agent to Pittsburgh. The 32-year-old has pitched 5-1 and 9-5 wins over the Giants this season, allowing five earned runs in 11 innings. His lifetime record against San Francisco is 2-3 with a 4.34 ERA in 10 starts. After opening the season 13-1, Anderson has gone winless in his last four starts despite allowing just seven runs in 25 1/3 innings.

• The Giants expect to add a right-handed bat to the lineup against Anderson, with catcher Joey Bart having been cleared to return from a concussion. Bart hit a two-run homer off Anderson the last time the veteran started against San Francisco in August.

• Giants manager Gabe Kapler has elected to use Tuesday as a bullpen day to fill in for Alex Wood. The lefty was placed on the 15-day injured list with pain in his left shoulder after allowing four runs in 4 2/3 innings in a 5-4 home loss to the Padres last Wednesday.

• The Giants said Tuesday that right-hander John Brebbia will serve as the opener. He has opened three games this season, going one inning each time. Brebbia is 6-1 with a 3.04 ERA in 63 appearances overall this season.

• The Padres’ loss Monday allowed the Dodgers to lower their magic number for clinching the NL West title to eight.

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