San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers Prediction, 5/11/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Francisco Giants vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Date: Monday, May 11, 2026

Location: Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet LA

Odds/Point Spread: San Francisco (+132) Los Angeles (-160)

The Los Angeles Dodgers (24-15) are welcoming the San Francisco Giants (15-24) at Dodger Stadium on Monday. The moneyline on this contest has San Francisco at +132 and Los Angeles is opening at -160. The total is set at 9. The expected starting pitchers will be Trevor McDonald and Roki Sasaki.

As a unit, the San Francisco Giants are scoring 3.2 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 30th in MLB. They have earned 123 runs scored and have an OBP of .284. The Giants have tallied 63 two-baggers as a team and have hit 25 baseballs out of the park. They have tallied 118 runs batted in and 314 base knocks on the campaign, while their average at the plate comes in at .241. San Francisco has a slugging rate of .357 and have struck out 305 times, while drawing a walk on 75 occasions.

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The Giants are sitting with a team earned run average of 4.07 on the year (15th in MLB), and they have struck out 314 hitters. Giants pitchers have yielded 38 home runs and also 172 runs (16th in the league). They have walked 148 opposing hitters and their FIP comes in at 4.11 as a team for the year. San Francisco has given up 313 hits (8.2 per 9 innings) as well as 156 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 2.12 and the pitching staff has earned a collective WHIP of 1.34.

The Giants have sent 125 relievers to the mound over the course of the season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 49 base runners this year and 32.7% of them ended up scoring. The relief pitchers have racked up 22 holds for the season (15th in the league). Giants relief pitchers have entered the contest with opponents on base 35 times as well as having 21 appearances in high leverage situations. They have earned 7 saves so far this season and have not converted 5 of their 12 chances to save the game. The Giants relievers have earned a save rate of 58.3% and have entered the game in 34 save situations.

The San Francisco Giants have accounted for 1,036 putouts this year, in addition to 388 assists and 21 errors. Their fielding rate is currently at .985 which is 21st in MLB, and they have turned 40 double plays. The Giants have transformed 69.9% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 3,108 innings, ranking them 18th in the majors.

McDonald (2-0 career mark) sits with a FIP of 1.42 and he has gone up against 94 hitters during his time in the majors. He has surrendered 15 hits (5.4 hits per nine innings) and has 3 free passes. His ERA is 1.44 (4 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 0.720. McDonald has taken the mound for 25 frames and has accumulated 23 K's in his MLB career.

The Dodgers have a slugging percentage of .440 and they score 5.15 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have 65 doubles, while walking 151 times as well as racking up 201 runs. Los Angeles has compiled 52 home runs on the year to go along with 189 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 310 occasions (24th in MLB) and have a total of 355 base hits. The Los Angeles Dodgers have recorded a team OBP of .347 and a team batting average of .269 for the season.

The Los Angeles pitching staff have allowed 127 runs so far this season while holding a team ERA of 3.17 (121 earned runs yielded). They have given up 34 HR's and they relinquish 3.33 runs per 9 innings (1st in baseball). The Dodgers have a WHIP of 1.117 and have a FIP of 3.50 as a squad so far this season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 9.20 (349 strikeouts vs 112 free passes). They rank 1st in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 271.

Los Angeles bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 21.6% out of their 37 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 33 times in high leverage situations in addition to 22 occasions with runners on. Sitting with 35 save situations, the Dodgers have compiled 21 holds and also 5 blown saves. They are ranked 15th in the league with a save rate of 64.3%, and they have dispatched 120 bullpen pitchers to the mound so far this season.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have turned 24 double plays and have accounted for a fielding rate of .990 (4th in the majors). The Dodgers have recorded 315 assists, 14 errors and have a total of 1,029 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 3,087 innings on the diamond, the Dodgers hold a defensive efficiency of 72.3% (4th in MLB).

Sasaki (2-4 career mark) has earned a 5.18 earned run average while conceding 8.8 hits per 9 innings. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 1.46 and he has gone up against 295 hitters in his pro baseball career. He has conceded a total of 37 ER's while earning a WHIP of 1.555 and a FIP of 5.1. During his MLB career, Sasaki has allowed 63 base knocks while he has accumulated 54 strikeouts in 64 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-160)

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