Giants vs Dodgers lineups: San Francisco flexes flexibility with starting nine

Game 1 of the NLDS between the Giants and Dodgers holds tons of intrigue with San Francisco’s lineup set up for flexibility.

The MLB regular season has all been leading up to this matchup in the NLDS. The teams with the two best records in baseball will go at it for the right to advance to the NLCS.

It’s also the first ever playoff series between the Giants and Dodgers, so both teams have every reason to bring their A game.

For San Francisco, flexibility and balance could be the key. A quick look at their lineup for Friday night reveals a challenge for LA’s pitching staff with just about every right-handed batter matched with a lefty.

Giants lineup vs. the Dodgers

1. Tommy La Stella (L) – 2B
2. Wilmer Flores (R) – 1B
3. Brandon Crawford (L) – SS
4. Buster Posey (R) – C
5. LaMonte Wade Jr. (L) – RF
6. Kris Bryant (R) – LF
7. Mike Yastrzemski (L) – CF
8. Evan Longoria (R) – 3B
9. Logan Webb (R) – P

Dodgers lineup vs. the Giants

1. Mookie Bets (R) – RF
2. Corey Seager (L) – SS
3. Trea Turner (R) – 2B
4. Justin Turner (R) – 3B
5. Will Smith (R) – C
6. Matt Beaty (L) – 1B
7. Cody Bellinger (L) – CF
8. AJ Pollock (R) – LF
9. Walker Beuhler (R) – P

Giants vs Dodgers MLB live stream reddit: Watch NLDS online

Los Angeles and San Francisco will face off at 9:37 p.m. ET on TBS.

If you don’t have TV access, you can always check out the MLB live stream reddit community for direction on where to watch the game.