Left-handers to duel as 巨大(な)s go for sweep of ペテン師

October has come 早期に to Oracle Park, where the San Francisco 巨大(な)s will look to 完全にする a three-game sweep of the visiting Los Angeles ペテン師 on Sunday.

The first two games of the series between the 競争相手s have had a プレーオフ atmosphere with fans of both teams filling the ballpark. San Francisco won 7-2 on Friday before 持つ/拘留するing on for a 3-2 victory on Saturday.

The ペテン師 lost on Saturday にもかかわらず outhitting the 巨大(な)s 13-5. Los Angeles went 2-for-10 with 走者s in 得点する/非難する/20ing position and left 14 men on base.

San Francisco second baseman Thairo Estrada ホームランd in Saturday's 勝利,勝つ and is 4-for-12 with three 打点s during his four-game hitting streak.

The 巨大(な)s have also received a 誘発する from catcher Austin Wynns, who is 4-for-6 since 存在 acquired in a 貿易(する) from the Philadelphia Phillies.

Wynns, who was the 指定するd hitter on Saturday, may continue to see 正規の/正選手 playing time と一緒に catcher Curt Casali, who is 戦う/戦いing a hamstring 傷害. 巨大(な)s 経営者/支配人 Gabe Kapler said the team is hoping Casali can 避ける the 負傷させるd 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる).

Los Angeles has lost eight of its last 12 games and could use a 非常に長い 遠出 from left-hander Julio Urias (3-5, 2.78 ERA) on Sunday. He 許すd one run on three 攻撃する,衝突するs over 5 1/3 innings in a no-決定/判定勝ち(する) against the New York Mets on June 5, a game the ペテン師 lost 5-4 in 10 innings.

While Urias owns an impressive 46-to-15 strikeout-to-walk 割合, he has not pitched more than six innings in any of his first 11 starts.

Roberts is looking for Urias to become more efficient, 特に in the 早期に innings.

"That's our hope, that he is a guy that starts a プレーオフ game and can go 深い and feel good about managing a 顔触れ a third time through," Roberts said.

Urias, 25, is 3-3 with a 2.41 ERA in 21 career games (15 starts) against the 巨大(な)s. Austin Slater is 8-for-20 with a ホームラン against Urias, who has 限られた/立憲的な Darin Ruf to four 攻撃する,衝突するs in 19 at-bats.

San Francisco will turn to 退役軍人 left-hander Carlos Rodon (4-4, 3.51) on Sunday. After going 3-0 with a 1.17 ERA in his first four starts, Rodon has lost his last three 決定/判定勝ち(する)s.

The Miami native received a no-決定/判定勝ち(する) after 許すing two runs over four innings and throwing 98 pitches against the Colorado Rockies on Tuesday.

Rodon, 29, has 完全にするd six innings just once in his last five 遠出s.

"It's really nothing that Carlos is doing," Kapler said. "Oftentimes it's the …に反対するing hitters are just finding a way to get a bat on the ball and 延長する the at-bat. He's 最終的に 記録,記録的な/記録するing plenty of outs. That's not the 問題/発行する. It's just he's not able to put guys away 権利 now."

Mookie Betts has one 攻撃する,衝突する in 14 at-bats against Rodon, who is 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA in three career starts vs. Los Angeles.

The ペテン師 will be without starting 投手 Walker Buehler for a 重要な period after the two-time All-星/主役にする was placed on the 負傷させるd 名簿(に載せる)/表(にあげる) Saturday because of a 権利 forearm 緊張する.

Buehler 出口d Friday's start after four innings 予定 to the 傷害 and will not 選ぶ up a baseball for six-to-eight weeks. Roberts said the team is not 判決,裁定 out a return later this season.

--Field Level マスコミ

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