In this livestream of Giants Vs. Dodgers — the MLB rivalry podcast on BSPN — Garrett Gonzales and Brandon Draven check in on both NL West rivals at the All-Star break and look ahead to the stretch run of the 2026 season. The Dodgers enter the break with the best record in baseball at 61-36 and an 11.5-game division lead, while the Giants sit at 35-49 and are already signaling they'll be sellers before the August 3 deadline. Garrett and Brandon will hand out first-half team MVPs, with Shohei Ohtani's two-way dominance for LA and Robbie Ray's All-Star breakout on the mound for San Francisco both up for discussion.
From there, they'll dig into what the Dodgers should chase before the deadline — Tigers ace Tarik Skubal, All-Star second baseman Gleyber Torres, and potentially their own NL West rival's Luis Arraez as a rental bat, plus bullpen help after another injury-riddled first half. On the Giants side, they'll break down who San Francisco is realistically going to sell off, including Arraez, Robbie Ray, and Matt Chapman, while making the case for why others should be off the table.
They'll close out by sizing up the rest of the NL contenders and whether the Dodgers should actually be worried about anyone — the Brewers are on 100-win pace with the best record in the NL, the Phillies have caught fire under Don Mattingly, and the Padres and Cubs have both faded hard since the spring. Garrett and Brandon weigh in on which of those teams is a real World Series threat to a Dodgers team still chasing a three-peat.
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