7/28 Gamethread: Giants vs. Dodgers

The San Francisco Giants took the first game of their fifth series against the Los Angeles Dodgers, and thus guaranteed that they’ll end the series atop the NL West.

But there’s still work to be done, and tonight’s game will be extremely difficult, as it pairs Anthony DeSclafani (who has been awful against the Dodgers) against Walker Buehler (who has been elite vs. the Giants).

Still a great time to Beat LA though.

Game #101

Who: San Francisco Giants (63-37) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (61-41)
Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California
When: 6:45 p.m. PT
Regional broadcast: NBC Sports Bay Area (available on fuboTV)
National broadcast: None
Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM

Lineups

LaMonte Wade Jr. gets a day off after fouling two balls off his shin.

1. RF — Mike Yastrzemski (L) — .226/.321/.476 — 114 OPS+
2. C — Buster Posey (R) — .327/.418/.544 — 161 OPS+
3. LF — Alex Dickerson (L) — .225/.295/.415 — 92 OPS+
4. 2B — Wilmer Flores (R) — .248/.329/.434 — 107 OPS+
5. CF — Steven Duggar (L) — .283/.357/.482 — 127 OPS+
6. 1B — Darin Ruf (R) — .263/.396/.540 — 153 OPS+
7. 3B — Jason Vosler (L) — .197/.280/.394 — 82 OPS+
8. SS — Thairo Estrada (R) — .345/.415/.534 — 158 OPS+
9. RHP — Anthony DeSclafani — 2.87 ERA, 3.61 FIP, 110 K and 30 BB in 119.1 IP

And here’s the guys you don’t like.

1. SS — Chris Taylor (R) — .284/.379/.497 — 139 OPS+
2. 2B — Max Muncy (L) — .272/.411/.561 — 165 OPS+
3. 3B — Justin Turner (R) — .298/.388/.503 — 144 OPS+
4. C — Will Smith (R) — .257/.360/.479 — 129 OPS+
5. 1B — Cody Bellinger (L) — .163/.274/.281 — 54 OPS+
6. CF — AJ Pollack (R) — .280/.338/.515 — 131 OPS+
7. LF — Matt Beaty (L) — .247/.346/.354 — 94 OPS+
8. RF — Billy McKinney (L) — .212/.290/.404 — 88 OPS+
9. RHP — Walker Buehler — 2.31 ERA, 3.20 FIP, 131 K and 29 BB in 128.2 IP

Enjoy the baseball, friends.