The San Francisco Giants (10-13) took Game 1 of its series, 3-1, versus the Los Angeles Dodgers (16-7). Los Angeles is now 1-3 over the last four games.
San Francisco is now 4-1 in the past five games and heating up. The Giants are batting .278 over the last seven days, which ranks fifth-best and the pitching staff fourth with a 2.49 ERA. San Francisco has outscored its opponents 23-15 over the last five games.
Los Angeles still ranks atop of the MLB in batting average (.298) over the last five games despite being 2-3 in that span. The Dodgers amid their worst losing skid of the season and a chance for their first series loss. Los Angeles is 2-1 on the season with Shohei Ohtani pitching and scored 15 combined runs in those three games.
Let’s dive into the matchup and find a sweat or two.
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Moneyline: Los Angeles Dodgers (-207), San Francisco Giants (+169)
Wednesday's pitching matchup (April 22): Shohei Ohtani vs. Tyler Mahle
2026 stats: 18.0 IP, 2-0, 0.50 ERA, 0.72 WHIP, 18 Ks, 6 BB
2026 Stats: 18.2 IP, 0-3, 7.23 ERA, 1.93 WHIP, 21 Ks, 12 BB
The Giants’ Luis Arraez is hitting .302 with 26 hits and 31 total bases over 86 at-bats
The Giants’ Harrison Bader is hitting .115 with 6 hits and 17 strikeouts over 52 at-bats
The Dodgers’ Andy Pages is hitting .366 with 30 hits and 49 total bases over 82 at-bats
The Dodgers’ Alex Freeland is hitting .207 with 12 hits and 22 strikeouts over 58 at-bats
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