8/25 Gamethread: Giants vs. Dodgers

Thus begins a very difficult three-game series that could greatly impact the season.

Game #31

Who: San Francisco Giants (14-16) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (22-8)
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
When: 6:45 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area (available through fuboTV)
National broadcast: FS1 (available through fuboTV)
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM

Lineups

Ahhh, Joey Bart. Still exciting. Will be for a while.

1. RF — Mike Yastrzemski (L) — .309/.429/.645 — 192 OPS+
2. DH — Wilmer Flores (R) — .306/.337/.541 — 138 OPS+
3. 1B — Brandon Belt (L) — .274/.357/.484 — 131 OPS+
4. 3B — Evan Longoria (R) — .262/.301/.452 — 105 OPS+
5. 2B — Donovan Solano (R) — .363/.404/.495 — 148 OPS+
6. C — Joey Bart (R) — .333/.467/.483 — 189 OPS+
7. LF — Darin Ruf (R) — .250/.348/.375 — 101 OPS+
8. SS — Brandon Crawford (L) — .235/.326/.358 — 90 OPS+
9. CF — Mauricio Dubon (R) — .265/.311/.324 — 77 OPS+
   RHP — Johnny Cueto — 4.35 ERA, 4.00 FIP, 27 K and 12 BB in 31 IP

And hey, here’s the Dodgers lineup that is still utterly terrifying. Great!

1. RF — Mookie Betts (R) — .300/.369/.664 — 176 OPS+
2. SS — Corey Seager (L) — .298/.340/.585 — 148 OPS+
3. 3B — Justin Turner (R) — .272/.372/.408 — 115 OPS+
4. CF — Cody Bellinger (L) — .211/.291/.447 — 99 OPS+
5. 1B — Max Muncy (L) — .192/.315/.413 — 98 OPS+
6. DH — A.J. Pollock (R) — .275/.316/.516 — 124 OPS+
7. LF — Joc Pederson (L) — .183/.301/.366 — 83 OPS+
8. 2B — Kiké Hernández (R) — .241/.277/.430 — 91 OPS+
9. C — Will Smith (R) — .200/.356/.486 — 128 OPS+
   LHP — Julio Urías — 2.74 ERA, 3.61 FIP, 18 K and 7 BB in 23 IP

Notes

Sánchez returns home: Yolmer Sanchez has caught on with the Chicago White Sox, the team he had spent his entire career with before signing with the Giants in the offseason.

Gabe Kapler speaks about Jacob Blake: Yet another senseless shooting of a Black man in America caused manager Gabe Kapler to speak up.

Enjoy the baseball, friends. Beat LA.