Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants
SAN FRANCISCO (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will visit the San Francisco Giants on Sunday at Oracle Park, with the Dodgers looking to continue their recent success in the series. Los Angeles enters with a 100-62 record, while San Francisco is 66-97. The Dodgers are the visiting team, and the Giants are the home team.
Los Angeles is expected to send Carson Seymour to the mound. Seymour has a season record of 0 wins and 2 losses. San Francisco’s probable pitcher was not provided. Blake Snell is a player to watch for the Dodgers. In his most recent appearance, Snell pitched four innings, allowed five hits and one earned run, and struck out three. He also worked six scoreless innings with seven strikeouts in a recent start against Washington. In a 6-2 win at Miami, he pitched 5 2/3 innings, allowed four hits and one earned run, and struck out eight. Against Cincinnati, he lasted one inning, allowed one hit and no earned runs, and struck out one.
Matt Wilkinson is a player to watch for San Francisco. In the latest meeting between the teams, Wilkinson pitched three innings, allowed one hit and one earned run, walked one and struck out two. Earlier in the season series, he worked five innings at Los Angeles, allowed three hits and no earned runs, and struck out six. Against San Diego, he pitched three innings, allowed one hit and no earned runs, and struck out two. He also had two innings, one hit, no earned runs and two strikeouts against St. Louis.
The Dodgers have won the past two meetings, 4-3 and 2-0, both at Oracle Park. Los Angeles has won eight of the past 10 games between the teams and seven of the past eight. The Giants’ two wins in the season series came by scores of 6-2 and 9-3, both at Los Angeles. San Francisco has lost four of its past five games. Los Angeles has won three of its past five. The Giants’ most recent result was a 4-3 home loss to the Dodgers. Los Angeles’ most recent result was a 4-3 road win at San Francisco.
The forecast for game time at Oracle Park calls for a temperature of 67 degrees.
Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Los Angeles Dodgers 7, San Francisco Giants 3. Interstat’s ELO system gives the Dodgers a 67.9 percent probability to win. Los Angeles is installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5, and the over/under is 8.