San Francisco Giants at Los Angeles Dodgers 10/11/21 - MLB Picks & Predictions

The final game of the Monday MLB playoff schedule will feature a battle between the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Giants were a major league best 53-28 on the road during the regular season and will have to win once to get this best-of--five series back home. On Saturday, San Francisco SP Kevin Gausman gave up four runs in five plus innings during a 9-2 home loss.

Thirty year old left-hander Alex Wood (10-4 3.83 ERA) will take the mound for the Giants in this matchup. In three starts versus Los Angeles this season, Wood surrendered five home runs and struck out 22 batters across 17 frames.

The Los Angeles Dodgers won 58 of their 81 home games during the regular season and led the majors with a plus 269 run differential. During Saturday’s series tying victory, Los Angeles OF Chris Taylor had two hits and scored three runs. SP Julio Urias allowed one run over five innings to earn the win for the Dodgers.

Three-time Cy Young Award winner Max Scherzer (15-4 2.46 ERA) will take the ball for the Dodgers on Monday. Los Angeles has won all 12 of Scherzer’s starts and he has allowed just 16 earned runs total over that stretch.