7/21 Gamethread: Giants vs. Dodgers

It’s time for the third game in the series between the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers, and here’s hoping the Giants can shake off a very painful loss on Tuesday.

A win means the Giants will leave LA with the NL West lead, regardless of what happens on Thursday. A loss means the teams are tied atop the division.

So, win it is then. Glad that’s settled.

Game #95

Who: San Francisco Giants (I’m 59-35) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (59-37)
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
When: 7:10 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area (available on fuboTV)
National broadcast: None
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM

Lineups

Buster Posey gets the day off for the Giants.

1. CF — Austin Slater (R) — .223/.296/.394 — 87 OPS+
2. 3B — Wilmer Flores (R) — .250/.328/.425 — 105 OPS+
3. RF — Mike Yastrzemski (L) — .236/.333/.486 — 121 OPS+
4. 1B — Darin Ruf (R) — .256/.386/.552 — 153 OPS+
5. 2B — Donovan Solano (R) — .269/.321/.359 — 86 OPS+
6. SS — Thairo Estrada (R) — .342/.419/.553 — 163 OPS+
7. LF — LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) — .252/.347/.520 — 133 OPS+
8. C — Curt Casali (R) — .222/.331/.402 — 100 OPS+
9. RHP — Logan Webb — 3.54 ERA, 3.14 FIP, 60 K and 18 BB in 56 IP

Max Muncy — but not Justin Turner — is back in the lineup for the Dodgers.

1. SS — Chris Taylor (R) — .275/.377/.470 — 132 OPS+
2. 2B — Max Muncy (L) — .275/.417/.576 — 171 OPS+
3. RF — Matt Beaty (L) — .262/.355/.379 — 104 OPS+
4. C — Will Smith (R) — .264/.369/.475 — 131 OPS+
5. CF — Cody Bellinger (L) — .161/.282/.270 — 54 OPS+
6. LF — AJ Pollack (R) — .278/.339/.523 — 134 OPS+
7. 1B — Albert Pujols (R) — .242/.282/.440 — 94 OPS+
8. 3B — Zach McKinstry (L) — .241/.292/.454 — 102 OPS+
9. LHP — Julio Urías — 3.78 ERA, 3.63, 122 K and 24 BB in 112 IP

Enjoy the baseball, friends.