San Francisco Giants starter John Brebbia will go against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium on Fri Jun 16, 2023 (USA Today 2021 file photo)

Giants Gear Up For Series With Rival Dodgers

By Barbara Mason

Thursday the San Francisco Giants (36-32) took a well-deserved day off after sweeping the St. Louis Cardinals, their third sweep of the season. It was yet another come-from- behind win the Giants have seen from this team, winning by the score of 8-5.

You just cannot count this team out these days. Mike Yastrzemski hit a two-run homer in the ninth with two outs and two strikes to tie up the game. Thairo Estrada put the finishing touches on in the tenth inning to give San Francisco the win and the sweep. The Giants are riding on a four game winning streak right now.

The Giants bullpen was terrific with a combined five relievers turning in seven scoreless innings. Tyler Rogers got the win with a perfect ninth inning. Camilo Doval got his 18th save in 19 games. It gets very tough for the team when they go down early and have to play from behind but, San Francisco has gotten very proficient in these situations and this has been huge for the Giants.

Friday night the Giants travel to Los Angeles to take on the rival Dodgers (38-30) in a three-game series.

The Giants will assign John Brebbia (2-0 ERA 3.25) to start on Friday night. Alex Wood (1-1 ERA 4.80) had been mentioned. Wood has been out with a lower back injury and will not start on Friday, but may be able to take the mound for this series. The Dodgers might start Matt Andriese (0-0 ERA 0.00) on the hill for Los Angeles.

The Giants defense will be dealing with the likes of Max Muncy with 18 homers, Freddie Freeman with a .331 batting average and J.D. Martinez with 47 RBIs.

The Giants have a lot of fire power of their own in their line-up. Michael Conforto leads the team in not only homers with 12 but also RBIs (36). Thairo Estrada comes in with a .296 batting average. San Francisco has a multitude of offensive weapons with Austin Slater, Joc Pederson, Wilmer Flores, LaMonte Wade Jr., Casey Schmitt and Mike Yastrzemski. Bottom line, the Dodgers will have their hands full in this one.

First pitch is scheduled at Dodger Stadium for 7:10 PM.