What looked at the beginning of the season like it might be a pivotal series between two NL West titans kicks off tonight in the most anticlimactic way possible, with the Dodgers already having clinched the division and playing with an eye on October while the Giants are barely clinging to a tiny shred of hope for the third Wild Card spot and realistically just trying not to finish below .500 the year after winning 107 games.
The Dodgers, in their second game since clinching the West, will send Dustin May to the mound. May has only pitched against the Giants once in his career, allowing one run in 4.