The Giants will pin their hopes on the pitching of lefthander Barry Zito in this game. Zito has a 0-1 record and a 9.00 ERA this season.
Meanwhile, it'll be Eric Stults who starts for the Dodgers. Lefthander Stults is 1-0 with a 1.69 ERA so far this season.
Oddsmakers currently have the Dodgers listed as 170-moneyline favorites versus the Giants, while the game's total has not yet been posted.
The Dodgers edged out the Giants 5-4 for a two-game lead in the best-of-three series on Wednesday, as -165 favorites. The nine runs made it OVER the posted over/under (9.5).
Matt Kemp went 2-for-4 and drove in a run for the Dodgers. Jonathan Broxton tossed a scoreless ninth inning to earn the victory.
Aaron Rowand smacked a three-run homer in a losing effort for the Giants, who were +145 underdogs. Bob Howry gave up two runs in relief to suffer the loss.
Current streak:
San Francisco has lost 5 straight games.
Los Angeles has won 4 straight games.
Team records:
San Francisco: 2-6 SU
Los Angeles: 6-3 SU
San Francisco most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 2-8
Before playing Arizona are 5-5
After playing LA Dodgers are 5-5
After a loss are 4-6
Los Angeles most recently:
When playing on Thursday are 6-4
Before playing Colorado are 6-4
After playing San Francisco are 6-4
After a win are 5-5
A few trends to consider:
San Francisco is 2-5 SU in their last 7 games when playing on the road against LA Dodgers
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games on the road
San Francisco is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games
LA Dodgers are 14-5 SU in their last 19 games at home
LA Dodgers are 5-2 SU in their last 7 games when playing at home against San Francisco
Next up:
San Francisco home to Arizona, Friday, April 17
LA Dodgers home to Colorado, Friday, April 17
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