Pronostics pour Giants de San Francisco — Dodgers de Los Angeles

The San Francisco Giants have a difficult pitching matchup on paper. The Los Angeles Dodgers, though, arrive after a night game, while the Giants have had a day to reset their bullpen.

Giants have rested arms, but Marté has work to do

Rookie right-hander Yunior Marté is mlb.com's listed Giants starter. The Dodgers scored repeatedly against him last Friday, a useful warning in this quick rematch even if his major-league sample is still small.

San Francisco's lineup is missing Rafael Devers, Matt Chapman, Willy Adames, Jung Hoo Lee and Bryce Eldridge to the IL. The Giants nevertheless kept their recent losses to the Twins tight; their problem was finishing rallies and protecting a late lead, not staying in the game.

Thursday's day off gives the relief corps a better starting point after Wednesday's late-inning trouble. That rest does not erase the mistakes, but it matters if Marté hands over a close game early.

Dodgers bring Skubal, with October in view

Tarik Skubal is listed to start after his brief bereavement-list absence; mlb.com reported his reinstatement and Dave Roberts' confirmation of Friday's plan. The Giants got to him in their last meeting, although their injury-altered lineup makes that result a poor script to copy.

Shohei Ohtani is back as a hitter and drove in a run with a late double Thursday. The Dodgers also stranded chances in consecutive losses to the Padres, then headed north after Thursday night's finale.

Los Angeles has clinched the NL West and a postseason bye, putting health and October roles in focus. Several Dodgers relievers worked Wednesday or Thursday, and Tuesday's planned bullpen game spread the recent workload further across the staff.

A cool night at Oracle Park

Oracle Park gets a dry, cool night for the opener of this three-game series. The evening westerly wind may help some balls toward right field, but the park's irregular outfield makes it too simple to call this a hitters' breeze.

The line leaves room for a Dodgers win

Marté's rematch is the clear danger: the Dodgers have seen his fastball, slider and changeup, and they made that familiarity count last week. Skubal is the stronger listed starter, but this is described as his final regular-season tune-up, not an outing that demands a long leash.

The Giants do not need to win outright to cover this run line. Their rest advantage and the Dodgers' recent bullpen mileage give San Francisco a credible path to keep a loss within two runs, provided Marté does not let the game get away early.