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Last Meeting ( Apr 2, 2024 ) San Francisco 4, LA Dodgers 5
Tyler Glasnow has helped the Los Angeles Dodgers to a pair of victories in his first two starts with the club, and there is every indication the best is yet to come.
The left-hander, who already has taken over as staff ace of the annual playoff contender, will square off against the San Francisco Giants on Wednesday in the finale of a three-game series. The Giants will send left-handed rookie Kyle Harrison to the mound.
Glasnow (1-0, 2.45 ERA) made his Dodgers debut in the season opener on March 20 against the San Diego Padres at Seoul, South Korea. He wiggled his way to a no-decision after four walks over five innings, while only giving up two runs.
Tasked with the club's home opener on Thursday, Glasnow earned his first win since an offseason trade to the Dodgers when he gave up one run with five strikeouts over six innings against the St. Louis Cardinals.
"I think the slider was working well and for the most part, that was my best pitch," Glasnow said. "The (fastball) and curveball wasn't that great until the end, but I think for the most part, I was able to throw strikes and stay in the zone."
Glasnow's win without going through much trouble at all against the Cardinals has the Dodgers excited for what is ahead.
"I think the thing that's most impressive is that he hasn't had his best stuff," Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. "... Just (without) the command that he's going to have, and I've seen in video, and he's still dominant."
Harrison (1-0, 3.00 ERA) has a tall task ahead against the Dodgers, who have scored at least five runs in every one of their games this season. In his season debut Friday at San Diego, he earned the win when he gave up two runs on six hits over six innings, while throwing just 76 pitches.
"Fastball felt really good," Harrison said after the game. "The plan for me today was to really just get ahead of guys, attack them as much as I can and limit the walks. It ended up being that way with the fastball. I loved establishing that early."
If there was any sense of disappointment for Harrison, it was the home runs he allowed to Manny Machado and Fernando Tatis Jr.
"When you throw the ball over the plate, you're going to give up ... a homer or two," Giants manager Bob Melvin said. "But if they're solo home runs, you can live with it. He didn't put himself in a position where there was a lot of traffic."
Matt Chapman matched the Padres' home-run production all by himself with his first two-homer game in a Giants uniform.
It has been a little less dynamic for Chapman ever since. He has gone 3-for-19 over his past four games with five strikeouts.
Jorge Soler hit his first home run in a Giants uniform Tuesday, connecting off Dodgers left-hander Ryan Yarbrough in the sixth inning when San Francisco pulled within a run. The offense stalled from there.
--Field Level Media