Giants vs. Dodgers: A Look Back at This NL West Rivalry

When do the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers Play Next?

San Francisco Giants tickets and Los Angeles Dodgers tickets can be found on their respective team pages, along with schedule information.

Are the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers Rivals?

Yes, the San Francisco Giants and the Los Angeles Dodgers have a bitter division rivalry in the National League West. Largely considered by many to be one of the most competitive rivalries in all of Major League Baseball, there is no love lost between these West Coast foes. The winner of the NL West gets an automatic berth into the MLB playoffs.

Who are the San Francisco Giants’ Biggest Rivals?

The Giants’ biggest rivals are the Los Angeles Dodgers in the National League West, the Chicago Cubs in the National League Central, the Athletics in the American League West and the New York Yankees in the American League East.

Who are the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Biggest Rivals?

The Dodgers’ biggest rivals are the Arizona Diamondbacks, the San Diego Padres and the San Francisco Giants within the National League West division, plus the St. Louis Cardinals in the NL Central. From the American League, the Dodgers hold rivalries with the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Angels in the AL West and the New York Yankees in the AL East.

Dodgers vs. Giants Series History

The Dodgers and Giants played their first game as their original New York-based counterparts, the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants in 1890. After a fierce, crosstown rivalry between New York City fanbases, both teams relocated to California ahead of the 1958 MLB season and took the feud with them.

Since the series inception in 1890, the Dodgers and Giants have played more than 2,500 games against one another, and heading into the 2026 MLB season, the regular season series is an even split with 1,288 wins apiece for the Giants and the Dodgers, with 17 ties. The Dodgers and Giants have also won more pennants than any other team in the National League, with the Dodgers leading at 26 and the Giants just behind at 23.

Dodgers vs. Giants Playoff History

Despite more than 130 years of competition and over 2,500 games between the two teams, the Dodgers and Giants had never met in the postseason until the 2021 National League Division Series. The Giants had home field advantage in the best-of-five series due to winning the NL West and a franchise-record 107 regular-season games. Despite that, the Dodgers won two straight elimination games to win the series, 3-2.

Where Do the San Francisco Giants and Los Angeles Dodgers Play?

The San Francisco Giants play at Oracle Park, located bayside in northeast San Francisco’s South Beach neighborhood of the South of Market (SoMa) district. Opened in 2000, Oracle Park has hosted four World Series matchups for the Giants, including the team’s three consecutive winning appearances from 2010 to 2014. The stadium also hosted the MLB All-Star Game in 2007.

Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Dodgers play at Dodger Stadium in the Elysian Park neighborhood of Los Angeles. Opened in 1962, Dodger Stadium is Major League Baseball’s third oldest active stadium behind Wrigley Field and Fenway Park, and the oldest ballpark West of the Mississippi River. Dodger Stadium hosted the MLB All-Star Game in 1980 and MLB All-Star Week in 2022, along with 12 of the Dodgers’ 13 World Series matchups since opening.

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