Last year, the Giants finished fourth in the NL West, way out of contention. This season, they are only a game behind L.A.

The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants enter the weekend's series within one game of each other atop the loaded NL ...

The Dodgers and Padres are among MLB's top World Series contenders, and it feels like the postseason each time the rivals ...

Andy Pages and Tommy Edman each drive in runs to lift the Dodgers to an 8-7 win over the Padres in the first meeting of the ...

The rivalry between the Dodgers and Padres has become the best in baseball. It has gained fame from the intense postseason ...

Each team boasts multiple players with serious Hall of Fame potential. By now, each fan base knows the other team’s best ...

A long-simmering National League West rivalry is renewed Friday night in Los Angeles, as the Dodgers and San Francisco Giants ...

After dispatching one second-place team during the week, the Los Angeles Dodgers will face another one when they host the San Francisco Giants on Friday in the start of a three-game weekend series.

The San Francisco Giants, led by starting pitcher Logan Webb, face the Los Angeles Dodgers, consistent National League favorites both year in and year out.

And for the Dodgers, going back to their founding in New York, a generations-old hatred for the Giants. “By definition, you can’t just decide to choose your rivalry because one team gets good ...

So, that's a good start to my career with this rivalry.” There’s plenty of historical rivalries in MLB. There’s the Red Sox-Yankees, Dodgers-Giants and Cardinals-Cubs to name a few.

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