The Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants will break a National League West deadlock on Saturday night, when they play the second in a three-game series at Dodger Stadium.

Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto revealed his thoughts on his performance against the San Francisco Giants on Friday.

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The Giants were 1-5 at Dodger Stadium last season and lost nine of 13 in the season series to their archrivals.

Yamamoto tossed Schmitt a 1-1 splitter; Schmitt sent the offering towards Glendale. Schmitt’s grand slam wasn’t just his second home run of the season, but his second home run since stepping in for Matt Chapman, who will be on the injured list for several weeks due to right hand inflammation.

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Logan Webb tossed seven innings of two-hit ball, Casey Schmitt hit his first career grand slam off Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the San Francisco Giants defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-2 on Friday night in the series opener between the NL West’s top two teams.

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.