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It sets up an intriguing sidelight to Game 5: Was this a Dodgers thing, or a Webb thing? Gonzalez: The Giants will benefit from a raucous Oracle Park crowd that helped fuel them to a home record during the regular season, but the biggest advantage -- aside from batting last, an important element of a series that has been so close -- is how their pitching lines up.

But so will Kevin Gausman , who can provide whatever the Giants need out of the bullpen. And so will lights-out Camilo Doval , who recorded six outs in Game 3 but wasn't used in Game 4. It's easy to envision a scenario in which the Giants use only those three pitchers on Thursday night, though inevitably, one would think, Tyler Rogers will factor in. Keown: The scene inside Oracle Park before Game 1, the first postseason game between these two rivals, was wild. Fans walked shoulder to shoulder through concourses and up ramps chanting "Beat L.

That figures to be tame compared to a Game 5, winner-take-all game between these two teams, but it's not the atmosphere alone that is working in San Francisco's favor. The Game 3 win allowed the Giants to keep Webb on normal rest and put the Northern California native in front of the home crowd again.

He hasn't been around that long, but he has definitely given every indication he thrives off the big moment. This one is the biggest. Gonzalez: Heading in, there were two teams that I thought would give the Dodgers or the Giants trouble.

One was the Milwaukee Brewers , but that was before Devin Williams punched himself out of the postseason. The other was the Tampa Bay Rays , the only other team that can pitch and execute and match up with either of the two. Both have been eliminated. The Houston Astros look especially dangerous, but I still have questions about their pitching. So, yes, I think the winner of this series will be the best team remaining by a significant margin. Small samples might neutralize that, but the Giants and Dodgers have a clear advantage over the rest of the field.

Keown: The team that wins Game 5 will go to the World Series, but I've seen enough from the Braves to feel safe in predicting it won't be easy. My World Series prediction, which means nothing and should be treated as such, was the Astros over the Giants.

Houston's offense is good enough to overcome its starting pitching, and that's saying a lot. There's almost no confidence behind this, but I'm sticking with it because the Astros right now look like a team that can hit itself out of almost any predicament.

Gonzalez: The Dodgers will be far more readily equipped for Webb's east-west approach in Game 5, but the presence of Gausman potentially providing bulk innings behind him -- with a completely different pitch mix -- plays in the Giants' favor.

That, plus the home-field advantage, will propel the Giants to victory. And the big hit will be delivered by Posey because, well, of course. Keown: Giants in a close one, possibly involving extra innings and definitely involving the vast majority of the Giants' roster. The easy call is to say Webb will be the hero, and I fully expect him to pitch deep into the night and come close to his Game 1 performance, but the hallmark of the Giants' season has been the conga line of unexpected heroes.

I don't know why, but with lefty Urias pitching, it feels like a Ruf kind of night. He's 0-for-7 with four strikeouts in the series, which means he's either slumping or due for a breakout. I say the latter. Skip to main content Skip to navigation. MLB's two best teams, one epic finale? Answering tonight's biggest Giants-Dodgers questions. San Francisco Giants. Sources: MLB proposal does little to sway players. Arizona Diamondbacks. Top 10 at each outfield spot: It's still Trout in center, but who leads in right -- baseball's most stacked position?

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By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. He has made four starts in his career, each of which came after August 18 of this season. He pitched a combined 5. He gave up just one run in those four starts. As for the reasoning, it looks like a preventative measure from Roberts to keep Gabe Kapler from stacking the top of his order with right-handed hitters. I like this gambit from the Dodgers.

Corey Knebel can steal three outs and shorten the game. And Julio Urias is measured enough that it is unlikely to mess with his rhythm.