Giants at Dodgers 8/9/20 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 08/08/2020 at 9:03 PM ET

On Sunday, the San Francisco Giants will conclude a three-game series on the road against National League West rival the Los Angeles Dodgers. San Francisco fell to  6-9 following its 7-2 loss to the Dodgers on Friday in the opening game of the series. With the loss, San Francisco remained in fourth place in the NL West five games behind first-place Colorado.

Donovan Solano is batting .447 to lead the Giants and has team highs in RBIs with 14 and hits with 21. Wilmer Flores is leading San Francisco in home runs with three. On Sunday, Giants will send Kevin Gausman to the mound. The right-hander is 0-1 with an ERA of 5.27, 17 Ks and 2 BBs. 

The Los Angeles Dodgers improved to 10-4 following their victory on Friday over the Giants. Los Angeles is now just a half-game behind first-place Colorado in the NL West. Mookie Betts hit his first home run at Dodger Stadium, while Will Smith, Max Muncy and Edwin Rios all went deep as well for the Dodgers.

Corey Seager is batting .340 to lead the Dodgers and has a team-high 17 hits. Max Muncy is leading in home runs with four and Justin Turner in RBIs with nine. On Sunday, Los Angeles will send Walker Buehler to the mound. The right-hander is 0-0 with an ERA of 5.19, 6 Ks and 4 BBs.

The Dodgers have won three of the five games played head-to-head thus far this season against San Francisco. Los Angeles has also won five of its last six overall and five of its last six versus an opponent from the National League. The Giants are struggling of late, losing five of their last six. Final Score Prediction, Los Angeles Dodgers win 5-3.

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