The San Francisco Giants are heading to Dodger Stadium for a 9:10 PM EDT regular season clash on MLB.TV, though "clash" might be a generous term for a team currently sporting a depressing 28-51 road record. San Francisco’s offense is hitting a modest .248 as a unit, while their pitching staff lugging around a 4.37 ERA is already down bullpen arms like JT Brubaker and Matt Gage. They get to spend their Saturday night trying to solve a Los Angeles squad hitting .256 with a much tidier 3.63 team ERA, which explains why the hometown favorites are sitting as heavy -414 moneyline darlings.
The starting pitching matchup feels less like a strategic duel and more like a cruel developmental experiment, featuring Cy Young caliber lefty Tarik Skubal (10-7, 2.70 ERA) against San Francisco's Yunior Marte, who has logged a grand total of 14.2 innings this year. With the game total set at 7.5, the oddsmakers seem to think the Giants might struggle to even locate the batter's box against Skubal's filthy 173 strikeouts. Head over to StreakChat to lock in your pick and tell us if you are actually brave enough to put your digital reputation on a +317 underdog.