Entering this weekend’s series against the Giants, the Dodgers have exactly 20 games remaining. As far as the race with the Braves for home-field advantage in the NL playoffs goes, perhaps the most advantageous thing for Los Angeles is that just five of those 20 contests are against teams with winning records.
The Giants come to town this weekend with a 67-72 record, sitting in third place in the West. The good news for the Dodgers is that San Fran will tentatively be throwing three right-handers—Jeff Samardzija, Tyler Beede and Dereck Rodriguez—so, Los Angeles should be able to roll out a few decent, optimized lineups.