San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Picks and Prediction for Thursday May 14 2026
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The San Francisco Giants travel south to face the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday, May 14, 2026, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. First pitch is scheduled for 10:10 PM ET with television coverage available on MLB.TV and MLB Network. The forecast for the game calls for temperatures around 67 degrees. At the time of this writing the odds were not released. San Francisco enters this matchup carrying surprising momentum after consecutive victories in the series, while Los Angeles looks to halt a difficult stretch at home. Be sure to check out our free MLB picks.
Starting Pitchers Ready for a Late-Night NL West Clash
Landen Roupp is expected to start for San Francisco and enters with a 5-3 record, 3.09 ERA, and 1.10 WHIP over 43.2 innings. Roupp has allowed 29 hits while striking out 51 batters, walking 19, and surrendering only one home run. Los Angeles is projected to counter with Emmet Sheehan, who carries a 2-1 record with a 4.79 ERA and 1.35 WHIP across 35.2 innings. Sheehan has allowed 38 hits while recording 43 strikeouts, issuing 10 walks, and giving up six home runs.
Giants Bringing Confidence into Dodger Stadium
San Francisco enters this matchup with an 18-24 overall record and an 8-12 road mark. The Giants recently won over Los Angeles 6-2 and recently won over Los Angeles 9-3 to begin this series. Before those victories, San Francisco recently won over Pittsburgh 7-6 in 12 innings, recently lost to Pittsburgh 13-3, and recently won over Pittsburgh 5-2. The Giants have now won four of their last five games and appear to be carrying strong offensive momentum into another divisional matchup.
The Giants are batting .244 as a team with 145 runs, 349 hits, and 30 home runs. San Francisco owns a .292 on-base percentage and a .369 slugging percentage. On the mound, the Giants have produced a 3.98 ERA with a 1.33 WHIP while allowing opponents to hit .239 against them. The pitching staff has also collected 338 strikeouts and issued 164 walks this season.
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One major strength for San Francisco entering this game is the recent offensive production. The Giants have scored 22 runs across their last three victories and have already produced two convincing wins against Los Angeles in this series. Roupp’s ability to limit home runs has also been an important factor, especially entering a matchup against a power-heavy lineup.
Dodgers Searching for a Turnaround at Home
Los Angeles enters this contest with a 24-18 overall record and a 13-10 home record. The Dodgers recently lost to San Francisco 6-2 and recently lost to San Francisco 9-3. Before those defeats, Los Angeles recently lost to Atlanta 7-2 twice before recently winning over Atlanta 3-1. The Dodgers have now dropped four of their last five games and are trying to regain momentum after several difficult pitching performances.
The Dodgers are batting .263 as a team with 208 runs, 371 hits, and 55 home runs. Los Angeles owns a .342 on-base percentage and a .430 slugging percentage. On the mound, the Dodgers carry a 3.48 ERA with a 1.14 WHIP while limiting opponents to a .220 batting average. The pitching staff has also recorded 374 strikeouts while issuing only 120 walks.
The biggest strength for Los Angeles remains the overall offensive profile combined with strong team pitching numbers. The Dodgers hold advantages over San Francisco in batting average, runs scored, hits, home runs, on-base percentage, slugging percentage, ERA, WHIP, strikeouts, and opponent batting average. However, the recent losses have shown that the club has struggled to slow opposing offenses during this stretch.
San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Picks and Prediction
San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Pick
- Pick: Los Angeles Dodgers Moneyline
Even with the recent struggles, Los Angeles still carries the stronger overall statistical profile entering this matchup. The Dodgers own clear advantages offensively and on the mound across nearly every major category, including batting average, runs scored, home runs, ERA, WHIP, and opponent batting average. While San Francisco has played very well over the last several games, Los Angeles remains difficult to overlook at home, especially with the offensive upside shown throughout the season.
San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Total Pick
- Pick: Over 8.5
I would lean toward the over in this matchup because the recent meetings between these teams have produced significant offense. San Francisco has scored 15 runs across the first two games of the series, while Los Angeles still carries one of the stronger offensive stat lines overall with 208 runs and 55 home runs. Emmet Sheehan’s 4.79 ERA and the recent pitching struggles from both teams also point toward another game with scoring opportunities throughout the night.
Final Score Prediction: Los Angeles Dodgers 6 – San Francisco Giants 5
This prediction was written before the completion of game play on Wednesday.
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