Separated by nine games in the National League West standings, there still will be plenty on the line when the San Francisco Giants visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night for the start of a four-game series.

The Giants (76-76) are just two games out of the final NL wild-card spot but still need to leapfrog three teams. The Dodgers (85-67) are clinging to a two-game lead in the division over the second-place San Diego Padres.

After losing the first two contests of a three-game series against the visiting Philadelphia Phillies, the Dodgers earned a 5-0 victory in the finale Wednesday behind 12 strikeouts from Blake Snell and a home run from both Freddie Freeman and Shohei Ohtani.

Dodgers manager Dave Roberts called Snell's performance "great" and "a huge boost" but said he was ju

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