Giants at Dodgers 4/1/19 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The San Francisco Giants open a series on the road Monday against their National League West rivals the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants snapped a two-game losing streak on Saturday with a 3-2 win over the San Diego Padres. Reyes Moronta fanned five in two innings of relief and the Giants won their first game of the season after losing the first two to San Diego.

The Dodgers bounced back from an opening game loss to Arizona with an 18-5 drubbing of the Diamondbacks on Saturday. Cody Bellinger hit a pair of homers and knocked in six runs for LA, while Justin Turner knocked in five runs. Bellinger finished the game with four hits, while Joc Pederson had three including a home run to lead off the game. Evan Longoria leads the Giants with a .400 batting average, in home runs with one and RBIs with two. The Giants are averaging .206 at the plate, while opponents are averaging .244. On Monday, the Giants will send Drew Pomeranz to the mound. Last season with the Red Sox, Pomeranz was 2-6 with an ERA of 6.08, 66 Ks and 44 BBs.

Austin Barnes leads the Dodgers with .625 batting average, while Joc Pederson leads in home runs with three and Cody Bellinger is the RBIs leader with 7 and hits leader with 7. Los Angeles is averaging .347 at the plate, while opposing hitters are averaging .226. On Sunday, the Dodgers will send Julio Urias to the mound. The southpaw in 2018 pitched just four innings, while in 2017 he was 0-2 with an ERA of 5.40.