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Casey Schmitt hit a grand slam off Yoshinobu Yamamoto and starting pitcher Logan Webb dominated over seven innings as the San Francisco Giants beat the Los Ange

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Friday night is baseball night on NBC Bay Area with the San Francisco Giants taking on the Los Angeles Dodgers!

The San Francisco Giants have been one of the best teams in baseball thus far this season, exceeding all expectations that were placed on them. Coming into the year, many predicted they would be a middling team fighting to finish .

Starting Friday night, the Giants will start a three-game set with the Dodgers, with first place in the National League West on the line. Yes, we’re not even halfway through the baseball season — have you even put in an All-Star ballot yet? — but did anyone expect the Giants to be in such a position last October? What about in January?

Roberts spoke before the Dodgers' first home game since the protests started June 6, facing the San Francisco Giants after a six-game road trip that began the same day the protests started.From NFL plays to college sports scores,

The San Francisco Giants should look for a power bat to upgrade the middle of the lineup and may look to a divisional rival for support.