The Dodgers are closing out the regular season with a chance to hit a milestone they haven’t reached since 2023, and they’re doing it with almost everybody getting a turn. Los Angeles enters Sunday’s finale against the San Francisco Giants aiming for win No. 100, with the first two games of the series already in the books and a dominant stretch against San Francisco behind them. Since last Friday, the Dodgers are 5-0 against the Giants.
Even with the No. 2 seed in the National League already secured, there’s still one more game to finish before a five-day layoff. The Dodgers will then wait for the winner of the No. 3 vs. No. 6 wild-card series, which will include the Atlanta Braves and either the Philadelphia Phillies or Arizona Diamondbacks.
Los Angeles will also make a roster move before first pitch, placing right-handed pitcher Blake Treinen on the injured list because of a shoulder injury.
Sunday’s matchup is set up as a bullpen game for the Dodgers, with left-hander Jack Dreyer listed as the official starter. The expectation is that most relievers will get work, and probably not for long, as the team uses the finale as one last tune-up before the NLDS.
The Giants are taking a similar approach, starting right-hander Carson Seymour in what also projects to be a bullpen game. Seymour has appeared in 24 games this season, all out of the bullpen, and has posted a 4.75 ERA over 36 innings with 26 strikeouts and 13 walks. He’s already seen plenty of the Dodgers lately, facing them three times since last Friday and giving up one run across three innings while striking out three.
First pitch for Dodgers-Giants on Sunday, Sept. 27 is set for 12:05 p.m. PT/3:05 p.m. ET.
The game will air on SportsNet LA and in the MLB app, with radio coverage on AM570 in English and KTNQ 1020 AM in Spanish.
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