Jake Peavy (7-6, 3.83 ERA) and Zack Greinke (18-3, 1.65 ERA) are on the hill in the first of a four-game series between the San Francisco Giants (81-74) and the Los Angeles Dodgers (87-68) at AT&T Park. Action begins at 10:15 p.m. ET on Monday, Sep. 28 and can be seen on CSBy and SNLA.
Peavy pitched 6.0 innings in his most recent start, surrendering zero runs, striking out four and walking one in a 5-4 defeat to the Padres. Buster Posey (.324, 74 Rs, 19 HRs, 94 RBIs, 2 SBs) continued his strong play yesterday, going 2 for 5 with one run. Greinke went 7.0 innings, surrendering two runs, striking out three and walking two in a 6-2 win over the Pirates in his last outing. Andre Ethier (.296, 52 Rs, 14 HRs, 48 RBIs, 2 SBs) went 1 for 2 yesterday.
The odds for San Francisco and Los Angeles are even, while the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable as of now. Within its division, San Francisco has a record of 35-34 SU. The Giants are the third-best team in the NL at limiting hits to their opponents, allowing only 8.3 hits per game so far this season.
The Dodgers are 41-28 against NL West rivals. Los Angeles is excellent at drawing walks with an NL-best 3.9 per road game. The Dodgers allow 3.7 runs per game, but have damaged those numbers in the past 10 games, allowing 5.6 runs per game during that span. When it comes to preventing batters from getting on base, the Dodgers are one of the best in the league with a WHIP of 1.20 for the season.
The Giants lead the season series, 9-6. The Giants have a 61-54 record against right-handed starting pitchers on the year, which is what they’ll be facing when Greinke takes the mound. Peavy (RHP) will be on the hill against the Dodgers, who have a 68-51 record against right-handed starting pitchers.
Predictions: SU Winner – SF
Notes
Los Angeles has won 52% (29-27) of its games when leading after 7 innings. However, San Francisco has won 62% (38-23) of its games when taking a late lead.
The Dodgers managed to give up four walks in their last game. They’ll have to pick it up against the Giants who are heading in with a 32-17 record against opponents who give up that many walks or more.
When they are outhit, the Giants are 5-48. The Dodgers have a 15-50 record when opponents outhit them.
Ranking 27th in home runs, San Francisco has hit 131 this season. Los Angeles ranks seventh with 180 home runs.
Ranking first in hits, San Francisco has earned 9.25 per game this season. Los Angeles ranks 13th with 8.31 hits.
Ranking ninth, San Francisco is in the top 10 of the league for its on-base plus slugging percentage (.739). Los Angeles ranks in the top five at fifth with an OPS of .745.
The Dodgers are 38-49 when they allow at least one home run. The Giants perform similarly when they allow one or more homers with a 38-54 record.
