Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants

SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers visit the San Francisco Giants on Saturday at Oracle Park. Los Angeles enters with a 99-62 record as the visiting team. San Francisco is 66-96 and will play at home. The forecast at game time calls for 72 degrees.

Blake Snell is the probable pitcher for Los Angeles, carrying a 4-1 record. Matt Wilkinson also is listed as a probable pitcher for the Dodgers with a 1-3 record. The Dodgers will bring a deep pitching staff and a powerful lineup into the National League West matchup.

Tarik Skubal is a player to watch for Los Angeles. In his most recent outing against San Francisco, he pitched seven scoreless innings, allowed three hits and struck out 10. He also delivered seven scoreless innings with nine strikeouts against Cincinnati and worked 7 1/3 innings with two earned runs in another recent start. Skubal has been a consistent presence for the Dodgers down the stretch.

Yunior Marte is a player to watch for San Francisco. In his latest appearance against Los Angeles, he allowed two earned runs on six hits over five innings with four strikeouts. Marte also pitched five scoreless innings with four strikeouts against San Diego. He is expected to play a key role for the Giants.

Los Angeles won the most recent meeting between the teams, 2-0 at San Francisco. Skubal threw seven scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts in that game, and Andy Pages homered. Tanner Scott added a scoreless inning with two strikeouts. The Dodgers also have recent wins over the Giants by scores of 3-1, 10-4 and 8-2. San Francisco’s most recent victory in the series was a 6-2 win at Los Angeles. The Giants have dropped recent games to Minnesota and San Diego, while the Dodgers have lost two of three to San Diego.

Los Angeles has won seven of the past 10 meetings. San Francisco has lost four of its past five games. In the Giants’ most recent game, Marte allowed two earned runs over five innings. Dylan Smith and Joel Kuhnel each added a scoreless inning. The Giants will look to Marte and its pitching staff to slow the Dodgers, while Los Angeles will rely on Skubal and a deep lineup.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Los Angeles to beat San Francisco 7-4. Interstat’s ELO system gives the Dodgers a 67.1 percent probability to win. Los Angeles has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 7.5.