Who is favored in Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants?

Los Angeles Dodgers are favored on the moneyline.

Who is predicted to win Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants?

Our pick is San Francisco Giants. A bullpen game with Treinen newly out, on a day when the Dodgers have every reason to rest regulars before October, is not what a price this lopsided usually buys. Once lineup cards post and the Dodgers' regulars sit, expect the Giants' price to come in.

Los Angeles Dodgers at San Francisco Giants

By JR·2 min read

LAD(99-62)

SF(65-96)

Sunday12:05 PM PT

TLDR: The Dodgers have already won the first 2 of this set in San Francisco. On the last day of the regular season, a win on Sunday gets them to 100 and finishes the sweep of a Giants team that has lost 4 straight and is waiting for the winter.

SUN SEP 27, 12:05 PM

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Dodgers

(99-62)

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Giants

(65-96)

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The 99-62 Dodgers finish the regular season in San Francisco after winning the first 2 of the series, trying for win number 100 against a 65-96 Giants team on a 4-game losing streak. Los Angeles is expected to run a bullpen game one day after losing Blake Treinen for the season, and Carson Seymour starts for a Giants club missing most of its lineup. The board has LA as a heavy favorite, but on game 162 the lineup cards may matter more than the standings.

Dodgers

Won first 2 of the set, allowing 3 total runs
Betts and Hernández homered Saturday
Facing a Giants lineup missing Devers, Chapman, Adames
Reported bullpen game, no starter named
Treinen out for season, pen already short 5 arms
Scored 3 runs total in 2 losses to San Diego

Giants

Both series games were 1- or 2-run games
Facing a string of LA relievers, not a starter
Lost 4 straight, scored 3 runs all series
Heart of the order injured
Seymour winless at 0-2 with a 4.70 ERA

The pitching for this one is thin on details. San Francisco sends Carson Seymour (0-2, 4.70) to the mound. Los Angeles has not named a starter, and True Blue LA reports the Dodgers are planning a bullpen game for their 162nd game. That fits a club that is managing arms before October, but it also means a string of relievers instead of a starter who can go deep. The first pitch is at 12:05 PM PT.

That bullpen got thinner on Saturday. Dave Roberts said Blake Treinen is done until next season with a right shoulder injury, and he joins Edgardo Henriquez, Will Klein, Ben Casparius, Brusdar Graterol and Jake Cousins on the list of relievers who are unavailable. The Giants have it worse. They are without Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman, Willy Adames, Jung Hoo Lee and Bryce Eldridge, and Logan Webb is out of the rotation with a blister. The board has the Dodgers as big favorites anyway, which is what happens when a 99-win team plays a 65-win team.

The first 2 games were close. The Giants were shut out 2-0 in the opener. On Saturday, Kiké Hernández broke a tie with a home run leading off the 9th to win it 4-3, and Mookie Betts also homered. San Francisco has scored 3 runs in 18 innings against LA this weekend, and the Dodgers didn't need much offense to win either game.

The Dodgers' last 5 are uneven. They took 1 of 3 from San Diego at home before coming north, and they scored a total of 3 runs in those 2 losses. Their pitching has carried them this week more than the lineup has. That makes a bullpen game against a quiet Giants lineup a real test, even if it isn't a pretty one.

Look at San Francisco's injury list and the losing streak makes sense. Losing the heart of the order and 3 rotation arms (Webb, Adrian Houser and Carson Whisenhunt) turns the last week into a tryout. The Giants have lost 4 straight, and they dropped 2 of 3 to Minnesota before this series. Seymour gets one more start to make a case for next spring, against a lineup that can go quiet but still has Betts and friends in it.

The weather is fine: 64 and clear with 15 mph of wind at Oracle. The main question is how long the Dodgers keep their regulars in a game that means 100 wins and not much more. The Polymarket chat has been quiet, with a fraction of a normal MLB room showing up. That fits a finale where the next real game for one of these teams is in October.

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