Starting tonight at Oracle Park, the Giants and Dodgers face off 7 times in next 10 games, with SF 2 games back of final NL wild card.

Justin Verlander and Patrick Bailey powered an unforgettable San Francisco Giants win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night at Oracle Park.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts shared just before the Giants series that catcher Will Smith is not part of the lineup for the said contest.

Wednesday, the Giants lost to the Diamondbacks 5-3. Carson Seymour was the losing pitcher after he went 1 1/3 innings, giving up four earned runs on six hits while striking out one. Rafael Devers paced the Giants' offense, going 1 for 3 with a double and two RBIs.

On a night when Yoshinobu Yamamoto was nearly unhittable and Justin Verlander was in vintage form, the pitchers' duel that made up the first seven innings of Friday night's clash between the Dodgers and Giants was a mere footnote in the end.

The SF Giants square off against the Los Angeles Dodgers tonight in the first of a three-game series at Oracle Park. There are already fears that Dodger fans could take over the ballpark as they have in the past.

Eating legend Joey Chestnut has his sights set on completing a big challenge in Friday's Giants-Dodgers game in Oracle Park

The Dodgers have been really good, but haven't gotten the help from their farm system they have come to expect every year.