The Los Angeles Dodgers (63-30) will go for the four-game sweep when they host the San Francisco Giants (48-46) on Sunday. The Dodgers won 9-6 Thursday, 5-1 Friday, and 4-2 on Sunday. Los Angeles has won five of the eight head-to-head games this season.
The Giants went into the All-Star break with some positive momentum having won five out of six games. Since the break, they have dropped three games to the Dodgers, and they currently sit third in the NL West, 15.5 games out of first place. San Francisco is still well within playoff connection, sitting two games behind the Cardinals for the last wild card spot and one game behind the Phillies, who are one game out.
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Alex Cobb (3-4, 4.09 ERA) is scheduled to start on Sunday as the Giants look to avoid the sweep. In five road games, Cobb is 1-0 with a 5.96 ERA. He has never faced the Dodgers in his career.
The Giants are fourth in MLB averaging 4.8 runs per game and 10th with 113 home runs. The pitching staff is ninth with a 3.77 ERA. The defense has hurt the Giants this season, as they are the third worst team in defensive efficiency and rank 26th with 61 errors.