The Giants are banged-up, but the pitching matchup clearly is their favor making them worthy of being a home 'dog.

Dodgers starter Alex Wood is a borderline rotation starter. He didn't look good in his last start giving up four runs and seven hits while failing to finish the fifth inning this past Friday at Arizona. Lifetime against the Giants, Wood is 0-2 with a 6.89 ERA. LA is 0-5 in Wood's last five starts.

By contrast, Johnny Cueto is an elite pitcher. He has a career 2.74 ERA versus the Dodgers in 13 starts, including going 3-1 with a 2.67 ERA against them last season.

Cueto is on his normal four days rest. The Giants are 17-4 the past 21 times Cueto has pitched on four days rest.