The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants play the second game of their three-game series at Oracle Park tonight.

The Giants enter tonight with good news: the New York Mets lost this afternoon — their ninth in a row — and San Francisco now holds the third and final NL Wild Card spot by the slimmest of margins. The Giants have edged out the Mets by just .0002 percentage points.

And after last night’s win, the Giants now sit seven games behind the Dodgers in the NL West and could cut the deficit to five by taking this series. While a division crown still feels like a long shot, San Francisco has revived its season with a mix of explosive offense and timely pitching.

Game one was a classic pitchers’ duel between Justin Verlander and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, each going seven innings and allowing just one run. The difference came in the bottom of the 10th, when Patrick Bailey launched a walk-off grand slam to seal the win. That kind of clutch hitting combined with strong starting pitching suggests the Giants aren’t just hot — they look playoff-ready.

Tonight sets up another pitchers’ duel with Logan Webb and Clayton Kershaw on the mound.

Webb enters 14-9 with a 3.12 ERA and just reached 200 strikeouts for the first time in his career. He’s been outstanding during San Francisco’s surge, going 5-1 with a 2.49 ERA over his last seven starts. Against the Dodgers, though, he’s been mixed — holding them to two runs across seven innings in June but getting tagged for six runs, including two homers, over 5.1 innings in July.

Kershaw, meanwhile, is 10-2 with a 3.27 ERA. The 37-year-old has been sharp down the stretch, going 6-0 with a 2.75 ERA over his last seven starts. He did stumble against the Pirates earlier this month, giving up four runs in five innings, but he blanked the Giants across seven scoreless frames in June.

Prediction

The Giants’ bats are rolling, and with Kershaw not lasting more than 5.2 innings since mid-August, this one could come down to the bullpens. Expect San Francisco to pounce once again in a late-game surge.

Prediction: Giants 4, Dodgers 3 

Starting Lineups

Los Angeles Dodgers

1. Shohei Ohtani — DH

2. Mookie Betts — SS 

3. Freddie Freeman — 1B 

4. Max Muncy — 3B 

5. Teoscar Hernández — RF 

6. Michael Conforto — LF 

7. Andy Pages — CF 

8. Miguel Rojas — 2B 

9. Ben Rortvedt — C 

Starting Pitchers: Clayton Kershaw (LHP) — 10‑2, 3.27 ERA

San Francisco Giants

1. Heliot Ramos — LF 

2. Rafael Devers — 1B 

3. Willy Adames — SS 

4. Matt Chapman — 3B 

5. Wilmer Flores — DH 

6. Casey Schmitt — 2B 

7. Jerar Encarnacion — RF

8. Luis Matos — CF

9. Patrick Bailey — C 

Starting Pitcher: Logan Webb (RHP) — 14‑9, 3.13 ERA

How to Watch Dodgers vs. Giants

First pitch for tonight’s game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants is set for 9:05 PM Eastern / 6:05 PM Pacific at Oracle Park in San Francisco.

The game airs live on NBC Sports Bay Area and SportsNet LA. Out-of-market viewers can stream the game live on MLB.TV.

Los Angeles Dodgers vs. San Francisco Giants

Date: Saturday, September 13, 2025

First Pitch: 9:05 PM Eastern / 6:05 PM Pacific

Venue: Oracle Park, San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area, SportsNet LA 

Streaming: MLB.TV