The San Francisco Giants and the LA Dodgers play the middle contest of a 3-game series at Dodger Stadium Saturday.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto’s command was poor, and the strike zone was bad in the 6-2 loss to Logan Webb and the Giants Friday night at Dodger Stadium.

Starting Friday night, the Giants will start a three-game set with the Dodgers, with first place in the National League West on the line. Yes, we’re not even halfway through the baseball season — have you even put in an All-Star ballot yet? — but did anyone expect the Giants to be in such a position last October? What about in January?

Yamamoto walks a season-high five in just 4⅔ innings – including three in a span of five batters before Casey Schmitt’s grand slam – and San Francisco takes the series opener, 6-2.

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

Last year, the Giants finished fourth in the NL West, way out of contention. This season, they are only a game behind L.A. and relevant again in the fight for the top spot

The San Francisco Giants take on the Los Angeles Dodgers for the first time this season tonight from Dodger Stadium. Taking the mound for the Giants will be right-hander Logan Webb, who enters tonight’s game with a 2.58 ERA, 2.13 FIP, with 101 strikeouts ...