Ultimately, Verlander has rebounded well after a rough start, which he attributes to figuring something out during a bullpen session, per Nightengale.

The Dodgers are the favorite in this one, at -162, while the underdog Giants have +135 odds to win.

Romy Gonzalez and the Boston Red Sox take the field against Carlos Cortes and the Athletics on Thursday at 1:35 p.m. ET, in the second of a three-game series at Fenway Park.

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Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Brandon Pfaadt details what worked for him in his start vs. the Giants where he threw nine scoreless innings.

Giants: Logan Webb (14-10, 3.34 ERA, 1.26 WHIP, 206 strikeouts); Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-8, 2.66 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 187 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -163, Giants +136; over/under is 7 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers open a four-game series at home against the San Francisco Giants on Thursday.

Freddie Freeman provided all the offense the Dodgers would need when he homered off a Jesús Luzardo sinker to lead off the second inning.