Today at 3:45 p.m. ET, the Los Angeles Dodgers (9-5) and San Francisco Giants (6-10) take the field at AT&T Park for the final clash in a three-game series live from San Francisco.
Los Angeles looks to avoid a series sweep and a third loss in a row to start a six-game road trip while San Francisco is looking to close out its nine-match homestand with a win.
Mike Bolsinger, 27, grabs the ball for the Dodgers in his season debut in a spot start after going 1-6 with a 5.50 ERA through 10 games (nine starts) with the Arizona Diamondbacks last season. The Giants counter with Ryan Vogelsong, who is 0-1 with a 10.45 ERA thus far.
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Bolsinger, who was named the Pacific Coast League Player of the Week this week, has struck out 17 batters, allowed three hits and walked three through two starts with Triple-A Oklahoma City. The right-hander faced the Giants last season and is eager to do so again.
"I remember pitching here last year and it didn't really go so well," Bolsinger told MLB.com. "I definitely want to come out [Thursday] and kind of prove myself. There's always going to be people out there throwing negative stuff at you. I think this year I really want to prove that I can stick here and I can pitch here."
San Francisco topped Los Angeles 6-3 in the series-opener Tuesday and then defeated it 3-2 in walk-off fashion on Wednesday.
Joe Panik hit a sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth inning and Gregor Blanco raced home with the game-winning run on Wednesday.
Alex Guerrero launched his third homer of the season in the seventh inning with a man on in the loss for the Dodgers.
The player to watch for Los Angeles is first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, who leads the MLB with a .434 batting average while placing tops in the National League in total bases (46), on-base percentage (.500), slugging percentage (.868) and OPS (1.368).
Nori Aoki has been a driving force for San Francisco, as he is tied for second in the NL with 23 hits and tied for third with four stolen bases.
The Dodgers look to avoid a sweep while the Giants hope to finish their homestand strong when these teams clash this afternoon at AT&T Park in San Francisco.
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