9/3 Gamethread: Giants vs. Dodgers

Anthony DeSclafani vs. Corey Knebel

The San Francisco Giants kick off an intense weekend of baseball against the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight at Oracle Park where the two teams will be battling it out for sole possession of first place in the division.

Taking the mound for the Giants will be Anthony DeSclafani who enters tonight’s game with a 3.38 ERA, 3.85 FIP with 127 strikeouts to 36 walks in 135 innings pitched. DeSclafani’s last start was in the Giants 9-0 loss to the Braves on Sunday. DeSclafani allowed six hits, three runs and struck out four in three innings.

On the mound for the Dodgers tonight will be Corey Knebel, who enters tonight’s game with a 3.52 ERA, 3.03 FIP with 88 strikeouts to 22 walks in 55.1 innings pitched. Knebel has started two games for the Dodgers this season as part of their bullpen game strategy, and he has primarily entered from the bullpen in later innings.

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Lineups

Giants

1. Darin Ruf, LF
2. Brandon Belt, 1B
3. Kris Bryant, 3B
4. LaMonte Wade, Jr., RF
5. Buster Posey, C
6. Brandon Crawford, SS
7. Thairo Estrada, 2B
8. Mike Yastrzemski, CF
9. Anthony DeSclafani, RHP

Dodgers

1. Trea Turner, 2B
2. Max Muncy, 1B
3. Mookie Betts, RF
4. Justin Turner, 3B
5. Corey Seager, SS
6. Will Smith, C
7. Chris Taylor, LF
8. Cody Bellinger, CF
9. Corey Knebel, RHP

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Game #135

Who: San Francisco Giants (85-49) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (85-49)

Where: Oracle Park, San Francisco, California

When: 6:45 p.m. PT

Regional broadcast: KNTV NBC Bay Area/The CW (available on fuboTV)

National broadcast: MLB TV Free Game of the Day on MLB Gameday

Radio: KNBR 680 AM/104.5 FM, KSFN 1510 AM