Tonight at 10:15 p.m. ET the Los Angeles Dodgers (56-47) will travel to San Francisco to face their bitter rivals the Giants (57-45) in a battle for first place in the National League West. Live stream the game by clicking this link; Dodgers fans can hear the game on 570 Fox Sports LA while Giants fans can find the radio broadcast on 680 KNBR. Zack Greinke (11-6, 2.90 ERA) will toe the rubber for the Dodgers against the resurgent Tim Lincecum (9-6, 3.65 ERA).
This rivalry is very heated, especially when both sides are vying for first place. "I don't want to downplay it," Mattingly told MLB's official website.
"We're set to take on the team we bump heads with. It's nice to have the best guys, but it's not like you win this series and you've got (the division title). Nobody will think it's over. We try to win every series. We want to win the division."
The Giants aren't pretending it's any old series either. "We've got a big series ahead of us," manager Bruce Bochy said. "It's going to be a good, exciting series. It's what you play for."
The Giants will hope to get to Greinke early, as he's had some first inning struggles of late before typically settling down and dominating. "It feels like the last two months, the first inning is always the toughest," Greinke said. "I need to find a way to be better right from the get-go."
The Dodgers may get their star outfielder Yasiel Puig back for this series also. He has missed the last four games after taking a pitch off his shoulder, but was able to take batting practice today. He has hit .308 with 12 home runs and 52 RBI this season so far.
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