San Francisco at Los Angeles

The Dodgers took Game 2 on the road, 9-2, and now head home for two key games. San Francisco goes with former Dodger starter Alex Wood, who had a 4.20 ERA on the road this season with batters hitting .282 off him. He faced Los Angeles three times, going 0-2 with a 4.76 ERA. Los Angeles has a star-studded offense, fourth in runs and homers, second in walks, seventh in slugging, fifth in on-base percentage. Ace Max Scherzer (2.46 ERA) takes the mound with his teams' 22-5 record against NL opponents with a .250 batting average or worse, plus 21-4 versus NL teams with an on-base percentage .325 or less. Scherzer's teams are also 21-4 as a favorite of -110 or higher, so back the defending champs at home. Play Los Angeles.