Giants at Dodgers
The Los Angeles Dodgers will seek a second straight high-scoring output when they host the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday for the third contest of their four-game series. The Dodgers erupted for a 9-0 win on Tuesday after scoring three runs or fewer in eight of their previous 11 contests.
Enrique Hernandez hit a grand slam during a six-run seventh inning while Joc Pederson went deep earlier in a contest in which Los Angeles outhit the Giants 14-4. Cody Bellinger went 2-for-5 to record just his second multi-hit performance of the month, but he still leads the majors with a .355 batting average. San Francisco had won five of its previous six games - including a 3-2 win in Monday's series opener - before suffering its second-largest margin of defeat of the season on Tuesday. Buster Posey, who was hitless in four at-bats on Tuesday to drop to 4-for-22 against Los Angeles this season, is 9-for-19 with a homer against scheduled Dodgers starter Rich Hill.
TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, ESPN, NBCS Bay Area (San Francisco), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles)
PITCHING MATCHUP: Giants LH Drew Pomeranz (2-6, 6.43 ERA) vs. Dodgers LH Rich Hill (4-1, 2.60)
Pomeranz allowed two unearned runs and five hits over five innings while beating the Milwaukee Brewers in his last turn to halt a stretch of six winless starts. The 30-year-old hasn't allowed an earned run in 10 innings over his last two turns after being mauled for 22 in 10 1/3 frames over his previous four outings. Pomeranz is 0-1 with a 3.21 ERA in three starts against the Dodgers this season and stands 1-5 with a 3.40 ERA in 11 career appearances (nine starts).
Hill has won three consecutive starts and is 4-0 over his last six outings. The 39-year-old beat the Chicago Cubs in his last turn while serving up two homers and allowing three runs and seven hits over seven innings. Hill allowed two runs and seven hits over five innings while beating San Francisco on June 8 and is 8-2 with a 2.33 ERA in 15 career outings.
WALK-OFFS
1. Los Angeles RHP Kenta Maeda (wrist) will have his next start pushed back a day after getting hit by a comebacker on Monday - X-rays were negative.
2. Giants INF Pablo Sandoval (pinkie) received four stitches after being spiked during Monday's game, but an MRI exam revealed there was no structural damage and the club is hopeful it won't have to put him on the 10-day injured list.
3. Hernandez, who hit his second career slam, was 5-for-37 over the previous 10 games.