Overview

• The three-game series begins Friday in San Francisco and will shape divisional standings ahead of the All-Star break
• The Dodgers enter at 56-38 with a five-game NL West lead but are seeking to end a six-game skid, their longest slide since April 2019
• San Francisco, at 51-43, has won six of its last eight games after recovering from its worst stretch of the season to reclaim second place
• Friday’s pitching matchup pairs Logan Webb against Dustin May, followed by Landen Roupp versus Shohei Ohtani on Saturday and Robbie Ray against Yoshinobu Yamamoto on Sunday
• Saturday marks Ohtani’s first start in San Francisco since his June 16 UCL surgery comeback and features Rafael Devers’ first rivalry series against former teammate Mookie Betts