{"id":156312,"date":"2025-09-14T14:13:14","date_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/156312\/"},"modified":"2025-09-14T14:13:14","modified_gmt":"2025-09-14T14:13:14","slug":"behind-robbie-ray-giants-chase-series-win-vs-dodgers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/156312\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind Robbie Ray, Giants chase series win vs. Dodgers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Robbie Ray will attempt to match former San Francisco Giants<\/a> greats Madison Bumgarner, Tim Lincecum and Barry Zito in a career achievement Sunday afternoon when he takes the mound against the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The California rivals have split the first two meetings of a three-game set that is important in each team’s pursuit of the playoffs and postseason positioning.<\/p>\n

Saturday’s 13-7 win allowed the Dodgers (83-65) to counter a San Diego Padres win over the Colorado Rockies and retain a 2 1\/2-game lead atop the National League West.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the loss was a costly one for the Giants (75-73), who had a chance to take over the third wild-card spot in the NL and move past the New York Mets, who had lost to the Texas Rangers earlier on Saturday.<\/p>\n

Especially with a foe as potent as the Dodgers in town, San Francisco manager Bob Melvin hopes his team can keep its focus on the field — rather than on the scoreboard.<\/p>\n

“What’s in our control is just trying to win a baseball game,” Melvin told reporters this week. “There’s a lot of teams bunched up. A couple behind us, or whatever. A couple ahead of us. It’s just trying to win as many baseball games as we can. That’s what we’ve been talking about more so than who, where and when.”<\/p>\n

Both playoff races figure to be impacted — one way or another — in Sunday’s series finale. The Dodgers will counter Ray (11-6, 3.32) with right-hander Tyler Glasnow (2-3, 3.21).<\/p>\n

Ray is plenty familiar with the Dodgers, against whom he has made 23 lifetime starts and gone 9-6 with a 3.32 ERA. The nine wins are his most against any opponent.<\/p>\n

A 10th win would be noteworthy in that the 33-year-old left-hander would join some Giants pitching hierarchy should he achieve it. Bumgarner (16) was the last Giant to retire with double-digit wins over the Dodgers. Lincecum (11) and Zito (10) also topped the mark before hanging up their cleats a decade ago.<\/p>\n

Ray rebounded from three consecutive subpar efforts with five innings of two-run, three-hit ball in a 5-3 home win over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

One night earlier, Glasnow lost a potential no-hitter because of a pitch count against the Rockies, pulled after seven innings. Ryan Ritter’s leadoff double in the ninth prevented a combined no-hit effort in the Dodgers’ 3-1 win. Glasnow struck out 11 on his 105-pitch night.<\/p>\n

Still working his way into top form after a 2 1\/2-month layoff due to a painful right shoulder, the 32-year-old insisted he understood the big picture when told to take a shower six outs from potential history.<\/p>\n

“If I was healthy every single season, it’d maybe be a different story. But I respect the decision,” he told reporters after the game. “They wanted to take me out, and we ended up winning, so we’re good.”<\/p>\n

Glasnow has gone 3-1 with a 3.54 ERA in six career outings (five starts) against the Giants.<\/p>\n

–Field Level Media<\/p>\n

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