MLB Game Preview: Los Angeles Dodgers (16-8) vs. San Francisco Giants (11-13)

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Venue: Oracle Park, 24 Willie Mays Plaza, San Francisco, CA 94107

Start Time: 12:45 PM PT (Fox Sports & Yahoo Sports confirm)

Weather Update

Temperature: 56°F early evening range with light NW winds (Fox Sports hourly listing)

Oracle Park conditions typically favor pitchers when winds blow in from McCovey Cove. (Inference based on venue norms.)

Injury Report

Los Angeles Dodgers

Edwin Díaz — elbow surgery (reported via Instagram)

Jake Cousins — 60‑Day IL (elbow)

Gavin Stone — 60‑Day IL (shoulder)

Kiké Hernández — 60‑Day IL (elbow)

Bobby Miller — 60‑Day IL (shoulder)

Brusdar Graterol — 15‑Day IL (shoulder)

Evan Phillips — 60‑Day IL (elbow)

Tommy Edman — 10‑Day IL (ankle)

Mookie Betts — 10‑Day IL (back)

Blake Snell — 15‑Day IL (shoulder)

San Francisco Giants

Daniel Susac — 10‑Day IL (elbow)

Jose Butto — 60‑Day IL (arm)

Jared Oliva — 10‑Day IL (wrist)

Reiver Sanmartin — 60‑Day IL (hip)

Harrison Bader — 10‑Day IL (hamstring)

Joel Peguero — 15‑Day IL (hamstring)

Hayden Birdsong — 60‑Day IL (forearm)

Jason Foley — 60‑Day IL (shoulder)

Randy Rodriguez — 60‑Day IL (elbow)

Rowan Wick — 60‑Day IL (elbow)

Sam Hentges — 15‑Day IL (shoulder)

Probable Pitching Matchup

LAD — Tyler Glasnow (RHP)

Record: 2–0

ERA: 3.24

WHIP: 0.84

Strikeouts: 29

Has pitched 6+ innings in all four starts this season.

SF — Logan Webb (RHP)

Record: 2–2

ERA: 5.40

WHIP: 1.40

Strikeouts: 27

Led MLB in innings pitched in 2025 (207 IP).

Team Records & Recent Form

Los Angeles Dodgers (16–8)

Road Record: 7–5

Last 5 Games: L3‑0, L3‑1, W12‑3, L9‑6, L4‑3

Offense:

MLB‑leading .480 SLG%

5.8 runs per game (1st in NL)

.286 team AVG, 42 HR, .362 OBP

Pitching:

3.41 ERA (6th in MLB)

191 strikeouts, 1.12 WHIP

18 HR allowed (1st in MLB)

San Francisco Giants (11–13)

Home Record: 5–7 (but on a four‑game home win streak)

Last 5 Games: W3‑0, W3‑1, L3‑0, W7‑6, W10‑5

Offense:

.261 AVG last 10 games

Heliot Ramos: 12‑for‑33, 3 doubles, 2 HR in last 10

Series History

This is the third meeting of the season.

Giants won the first two games: 3–1 and 3–0.

Key Player Matchups

Dodgers

Andy Pages: .353 AVG, 21 RBI (team leader)

Max Muncy: 8 HR

Shohei Ohtani: 6 scoreless innings, 7 K on Wednesday vs. SF

Giants

Jung Hoo Lee: 6 doubles, 9 RBI

Heliot Ramos: Hot streak entering finale (12‑for‑33)

Betting Trends

Giants are 7–0 when scoring 5+ runs.

Dodgers have outscored opponents by 14 runs over last 10 games.

Giants on a four‑game home win streak.

Game Odds

Los Angeles Dodgers      – 163

San Francisco Giants      7

Odds Courtesy of Sports Odds Direct as of Wednesday, April 22, 2026

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