The Los Angeles Dodgers head down the home stretch of the regular season with the first of four games against the rival San Francisco Giants set for Thursday night in L.A. The game is scheduled to start at 10:10 p.m. ET with TV coverage on MLB Network and streaming on-demand.
How to watch Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants on TV, live stream info and top current offers to watch on ESPN:
When: Thursday, Sept. 18, 10:10 p.m. ET
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, Calif.
TV Channel: MLB Network
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Dodgers vs. Giants: The matchup
The Dodgers are due to start ace right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-8, 2.66 ERA) in Thursday’s series opener with the Vegas odds in his and the Dodgers’ favor in the betting line (-175) for this one. The NL West leaders will face Giants righty Logan Webb (14-10, 3.34 ERA) in the pitching matchup with a chance to build a full head of steam for the playoffs.
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Los Angeles dropped two of three at home to the Philadelphia Phillies in its most recent series, but maintained control in the NL West with a 2.5-game lead now over second-place San Diego. The Giants enter the weekend nine games back of the Dodgers, but trail by just 2.5 games for the third and final NL Wild Card berth with 10 games to play.
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