Comparing the Giants, Dodgers side by side

Giants first baseman Brandon Belt, right, celebrates with Joe Panik (12) after hitting a two-run home run off Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Julio Urias in the sixth inning of a baseball game, Sunday, June 12, 2016, in San Francisco. The Giants won 2-1 and have beaten the Dodgers six times in 10 games this season. Ben Margot The Associated Press

The Giants and Dodgers begin a three-game series Tuesday in Los Angeles.

They’ve met 10 times this season and the Giants have won six games. They have not met since the Giants won 2-1 on June 12 at home. That gave them a five-game lead over the Dodgers. Their lead was six games at the All-Star break, but the Giants have struggled since then, going a major-league worst 11-23.

Meanwhile, the Dodgers appear to be thriving with ace Clayton Kershaw out. The Dodgers were 41-36 (.532) before Kershaw was put on the disabled list with a herniated disc. They are 28-19 (.596) since.

Here’s a statistical look at how the teams compare:

Statistic	Giants	Dodgers
Record	68-56	69-55
Team batting	.261	.250
Runs	561	556
Home runs	101	143
Triples	41	15
Doubles	214	217
Hits	1,114	1,050
Extra base hits	356	375
Walks	455	403
Strikeouts	856	985
RBIs	527	515
Steals	64	35
On-base pct.	.334	.320
Slugging pct.	.401	.410
On-base plus slugging pct.	.735	.731
Team ERA	3.77	3.76
Runs	507	490
Earned runs	469	463
Batting avg. against	.246	.231
Saves	34	35
Shutouts	7	11
Strikeouts	983	1,145
Walks	337	349

Compiled by Jeff Caraska

This story was originally published August 22, 2016 at 10:07 PM with the headline "Comparing the Giants, Dodgers side by side."

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