Dodgers vs Giants: How to Watch, Odds, Predictions and More For Series Opener

May 19, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack (96) throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the third inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
May 19, 2024; Los Angeles, California, USA; Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Landon Knack (96) throws against the Cincinnati Reds during the third inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports / Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports
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The Dodgers will give the ball to Landon Knack in the opener of a three-game series against the San Francisco Giants on Friday. Since 2019, the Dodgers hold a 54-32 record over the Giants with a commanding plus-136 run differential. More impressively, they have won 14 of their last 18 encounters at Oracle Park.

Here's what else you need to know about tonight's game:

How to Watch

• Location: Oracle Park, San Francisco

• TV: SportsNet LA

Streaming: MLB.tv (free, out of market only)

Radio: 570-AM

Odds

• Moneyline: Dodgers -102 / Giants -118

• Over/under: 7.5

• All odds via DraftKings

Prediction

Rookie Landon Knack has a 2.10 ERA, while Logan Webb, with a 3.16 ERA, will take the mound for the Giants. Given Webb's recent struggles and the Dodgers' potent lineup, the Dodgers have an unusually good chance of extending their winning streak to five against the Giants' ace.

More

• Gavin Stone’s shutout victory over the White Sox on Wednesday was the first by a Dodgers rookie since Hyun-Jin Ryu in 2013.

• Dodgers DH Shohei Ohtani has homered in five of his last six games and has driven in runs in a franchise record 10 consecutive games.

• Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman has an OPS of 1.069 (.333/.426/.643 slash line) in June, third among all qualified National Leaguers.

Game odds refresh periodically and are subject to change.

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J.P. Hoornstra

J.P. HOORNSTRA

J.P. Hoornstra writes and edits Major League Baseball content for Inside the Dodgers, and is the author of 'The 50 Greatest Dodger Games Of All Time.' He once recorded a keyboard solo on the same album as two of the original Doors.