Dodgers vs San Francisco Giants Match Player Stats: Head-to-Head

Rivalries that fill a stadium are common; rivalries that have been filling them for well over a century are not. Dodgers-Giants belongs to the second group — a feud whose all-time ledger stood at 1,293–1,292 in late September 2026 (Yahoo Sports (national sports outlet)). This page brings together the 2026 player stats, recent box scores, and the head-to-head record you need before the next first pitch.

Most recent match score: Dodgers 13 – Giants 7 (Sept 27, 2026) · Previous match score: Giants 5 – Dodgers 1 (2026) · All-time series (Sept 20, 2026): Dodgers 1,293 – Giants 1,292 · Last fully verified box score: Dodgers 8 – Giants 2 (Sept 18, 2026) · Mookie Betts (Sept 18): 3 RBIs

Nine data points, one pattern: the verified meetings are lopsided, but the all-time ledger remains within a single game.

Did the Dodgers win yesterday?

Final score of the latest Dodgers-Giants game

• Most recent scheduled result: Dodgers 13 – Giants 7 (September 27, 2026, Dodger Stadium).
• Last fully published box score: Dodgers 8 – Giants 2 (September 18, 2026).

If “yesterday” means the most recent meeting, yes: the Dodgers won 13–7 at home on September 27. The last completely published box score, from September 18, also went to Los Angeles, 8–2, a margin built on five home runs.

Key player stats from that game

• RBIs: Mookie Betts drove in 3 runs on September 18.
• Power: 5 home runs for the Dodgers, 1 for the Giants.
• Contact: 11 Dodgers hits, 5 Giants hits.
• Defense: 0 errors for both teams.

Betts’ 3-RBI line is the standout individual contribution in the verified box score, and the home-run gap — 5 to 1 — explains the final margin better than anything else.

How the result affected standings

• August 2026: Giants 5 – Dodgers 1.
• September 18, 2026: Dodgers 8 – Giants 2.
• September 20, 2026: Dodgers regained the all-time series lead, 1,293–1,292.
• September 27, 2026: Dodgers 13 – Giants 7.

The league standings for the final week of the 2026 season weren’t part of the verified sources reviewed here, but the head-to-head consequences are clear: the Dodgers have the momentum in the season series, and every win keeps the all-time margin at one.

The pattern: verified results favor the Dodgers, but the Giants’ August win shows how quickly the balance can swing back.

How many times have the Dodgers beat the Giants?

All-time head-to-head record

• All-time wins (September 20, 2026): Dodgers 1,293 – Giants 1,292.
• First meeting: October 18, 1889, at Washington Park in Brooklyn.

Wikipedia counts 2,597 documented meetings (Wikipedia (the rivalry’s public record)) and notes that the all-time regular-season series was dead even on September 19, 2025 — the first tie since 1896. Yahoo Sports reported on September 20, 2026, that the Dodgers had returned to the lead, 1,293 wins to 1,292 (Yahoo Sports).

Dodgers vs Giants in the postseason

• First official postseason meeting: the 2021 NLDS (MLB.com (official league site)).
• The clubs had never faced each other in a playoff game before 2021.

For a rivalry with 2,500-plus regular-season games behind it, the postseason ledger is almost empty: one series, the 2021 NLDS, which went to a winner-take-all fifth game.

Recent season series trends

• 2025: the all-time regular-season series finished tied — the first time since 1896.
• August 2026: Giants win 5–1.
• September 2026: Dodgers wins of 8–2 and 13–7.

The pattern is a one-game margin at the top and wide swings inside individual games. The Giants took a low-scoring meeting in August; the Dodgers answered with five home runs on September 18 and a 13–7 win on September 27.

What this means: the 2026 head-to-head tally is a near coin flip. The Dodgers hold the edge in the known meetings, and one Giants win can erase it.

Who is the Dodgers’ biggest rival?

The history of the Dodgers-Giants rivalry

• The two clubs began as New York franchises, and the rivalry dates to 1889.
• After the 1957 season, the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles and the Giants to San Francisco.
• They met in the postseason for the first time in the 2021 NLDS.

The short answer is the Giants. No other opponent shares this specific history: both clubs were founded in New York, moved west after the 1957 season — the Dodgers to Los Angeles, the Giants to San Francisco (MLB.com (official league site)) — and have spent nearly seven decades as California’s defining baseball feud.

Other notable Dodgers rivals

• No other opponent matches the Giants’ longevity: 2,597 documented meetings.

Other Dodgers rivalries tend to be era-specific — defined by a particular decade or a single postseason clash. The Giants’ rivalry is the one that spans the clubs’ entire histories, from Brooklyn to Los Angeles and from New York to San Francisco.

Impact of the rivalry on player stats

• Mookie Betts: 3 RBIs in the September 18 meeting.
• Team power: 5 home runs for the Dodgers in that game.

The rivalry’s stakes show up in the box score. The winning team in the three known 2026 meetings scored 5, 8, and 13 runs — a sign that these games reward aggressive hitting.

The trade-off: the same intensity that produces five-homer nights also turns every remaining 2026 meeting into appointment viewing.

What channel is the Dodgers game on?

National broadcast vs regional networks

For Dodgers fans in Southern California, SportsNet LA has been the club’s regional broadcast home; Giants fans in Northern California get most games on NBC Sports Bay Area. When the rivalry carries national weight, ESPN, Fox, or MLB Network can take over the window.

Streaming options for Dodgers vs Giants

• In-market games stream through the same regional networks that carry the broadcast.
• Out-of-market games stream through the league’s national platform.
• National windows stream on the network’s own service.

Streaming follows the broadcast split, so the first question is whether you’re in-market. The second question is the game window itself, which the official schedule confirms for each date.

How to find the channel for future matchups

• Check the clubs’ official schedule pages for the confirmed channel.
• Watch for national-window announcements about a week before the game.
• Local listings for SportsNet LA and NBC Sports Bay Area update as the schedule shifts.

No single channel applies to every meeting. The reliable move is checking the official schedule before game day, because the window can move between regional and national coverage.

The catch: the channel can change week to week. The one constant is the official schedule — check it, and you won’t miss the game.

How much does it cost to attend a Dodgers game?

Ticket price ranges at Dodger Stadium

Dodger Stadium pricing depends on the opponent, the day, and the stakes. The Giants are the most in-demand opponent on the home schedule, and games between the two clubs often draw high attendance. That demand is what pushes prices above typical regular-season levels.

Factors affecting prices (rivalry games, seating)

• Rivalry games: higher demand than a typical midweek opponent.
• Seating: upper-reserve tickets cost less than dugout or field-level seats.
• Timing: weekend and nationally televised games tighten supply.

Those factors stack. A Saturday night meeting with the all-time series separated by one win will cost more than a Tuesday game against a non-division opponent. The teams’ official ticketing pages are the only reliable source for the current range, since prices shift dynamically.

Comparison with Giants home game costs

• The same rivalry premium applies on the Giants’ home schedule.
• Verified 2026 price comparisons aren’t in the sources reviewed here.

Across the state, the dynamic is the same in reverse: a Dodgers visit is the highest-demand series on the Giants’ home schedule. Any specific dollar figure you see elsewhere should be treated as a snapshot, not a guarantee.

The implication: expect a rivalry premium at either ballpark, and shop official listings rather than a single average price.

The implication: fans should compare official listings across dates rather than relying on a single average price, as demand fluctuates with schedule and rivalry stakes.

Dodgers vs. Giants: head-to-head comparison at a glance

Five metrics, one theme: the verified Sept 18 game was one-sided — the Dodgers out-hit, out-homered, and out-scored the Giants — while the all-time ledger stayed within a single game.

What this means: the teams are one win apart in the all-time series but further apart in recent box scores — and that gap is the thing to watch in the next meeting.

Rivalry data: series history at a glance

Ten lines, one storyline: every era of the rivalry has shifted the all-time ledger, and the latest shift happened this month.

Every row is documented by the sources cited in the snapshot, rivalry, and timeline sections above — the 1889 and 2025 dates by Wikipedia, the 1957 and 2021 entries by MLB.com, the September 2026 ledger by Yahoo Sports, and the box scores by The Athletic and SportsInteraction.

The pattern: momentum has shifted between the clubs for 137 years. The only difference now is that the margin is a single game.

Dodgers vs. Giants timeline

A compact list of the dates that define the series, all documented in the sections above:

• October 18, 1889 — first meeting at Washington Park, Brooklyn.
• 1889–1957 — both clubs play in New York.
• After the 1957 season — Dodgers move to Los Angeles, Giants to San Francisco.
• October 2021 — first postseason meeting in the 2021 NLDS.
• September 19, 2025 — all-time regular-season series tied for the first time since 1896.
• August 2026 — Giants win 5–1.
• September 18, 2026 — Dodgers win 8–2 with 5 home runs.
• September 20, 2026 — Dodgers lead the all-time series 1,293–1,292.
• September 27, 2026 — Dodgers win 13–7.

The signal: since the 2025 tie, every meeting has moved the one-game margin — and the direction keeps changing.

What’s confirmed about the rivalry — and what’s still unclear

The confirmed list is long; the gaps are specific.

• The rivalry dates to 1889, when both clubs played in New York.
• The clubs never met in the postseason until the 2021 NLDS.
• The all-time series was tied on September 19, 2025 — the first time since 1896.
• As of September 20, 2026, the Dodgers lead the all-time series 1,293–1,292.
• On September 18, 2026, the Dodgers won 8–2 with 5 home runs and 11 hits.

• The final 2026 season-series record — the schedule is still in progress.
• Winning pitcher, home run leaders, and full player lines for the September 27 game.
• 2026 attendance totals and ticket-price averages for rivalry games.
• Individual stat lines for Giants players in the recent meetings.
• Which direction the all-time lead moves next.

The balance: the rivalry’s big historical facts are solid, but the 2026 details are still being written — which is exactly why the official box scores matter more than memory.

What the sources say

Three sources, three vantage points on the same rivalry:

MLB.com, the league’s official editorial site, describes a rivalry that dates to 1889, spans two coasts, and produced the 1951 “Miracle of Coogan’s Bluff” pennant race.

— MLB.com (Major League Baseball’s official site)

Wikipedia’s rivalry page records that the all-time regular-season series was tied on September 19, 2025 — the first time the clubs had been dead even since 1896.

— Wikipedia (the rivalry’s public statistical record)

Yahoo Sports reported on September 20, 2026, that the Dodgers had returned to the lead in the all-time rivalry, 1,293 wins to 1,292.

— Yahoo Sports (national sports outlet)

The common thread: every source lands on the same fact — the series is within one game of dead even for the first extended stretch since the 1890s.

Where the rivalry stands now

For 137 years, the Dodgers and Giants have been separated by a city, a coast, and almost nothing else. The all-time ledger read 1,293–1,292 in late September 2026, and every remaining 2026 meeting can shift it again. For fans planning around the next matchup, the choice is clear: follow the official schedule and the published box scores, or you’ll miss the moment the all-time lead changes hands.

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