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Giants play the Dodgers with 2-1 series lead

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

San Francisco Giants (18-25, fourth in the NL West) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (25-18, second in the NL West) Los Angeles; Thursday, 10:10 p. m.

EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Giants: Landen Roupp (5-3, 3. 09 ERA, 1. 10 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (2-1, 4.

79 ERA, 1. 35 WHIP, 43 strikeouts) LINE: Dodgers -172, Giants +144; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The San Francisco Giants face the Los Angeles Dodgers leading the series 2-1. Los Angeles has gone 14-10 at home and 25-18 overall.

The Dodgers have the second-ranked team batting average in the NL at . 264. San Francisco has gone 8-13 in road games and 18-25 overall.

Giants hitters are batting a collective . 243, which ranks eighth in the NL. The teams play Thursday for the seventh time this season.