SAN FRANCISCO -- Two teams off to slow starts will look to rebound at the other's expense when the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants open a four-game series Monday night at AT&T Park.
Dodgers left-hander Hyun-Jin Ryu and Giants righty Matt Cain draw the starting assignment in Game 1 for teams that have combined to make seven playoff appearances in the past five seasons.
If the 2017 playoffs started Monday, neither club would be involved.
The Dodgers (9-10) have lost five of their past seven games to the Arizona Diamondbacks and Colorado Rockies.