Pitching control defined the night at Great American Ball Park, where the Los Angeles Dodgers shut out the Cincinnati Reds. Yoshinobu Yamamoto set the tone with a dominant scoreless start.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Yamamoto kept Cincinnati off balance throughout his outing, allowing only limited traffic while striking out hitters and preserving the Dodgers’ early advantage. The Reds never found an answer against him.
Hunter Feduccia’s single brought Max Muncy home in the second, giving Los Angeles the lead. Teoscar Hernández then homered with Kyle Tucker scoring in the third, and Alex Freeland added another homer in the seventh to extend the lead.
Rhett Lowder kept Cincinnati within reach for a time, but the Reds’ offense could not generate a scoring play. Los Angeles’ pitching maintained control from the opening frames through the finish.
The Dodgers extended their winning streak, while Cincinnati absorbed another loss. In a game shaped by pitching control, Yamamoto’s command left the Reds searching for openings that never came.
Los Angeles Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds, 4-0.
- Teoscar Hernandez went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 1 run scored (batting .266 on the season).
- Alex Freeland went 2-for-4 with 1 home run, 1 double, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .235 on the season).
- Freddie Freeman went 3-for-5 (batting .296 on the season).
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 7.0 innings, striking out 7, to earn the win (14-8) (2.51 ERA).
- Rhett Lowder allowed 3 runs on 5 hits over 5.0 innings, striking out 4, and took the loss (6-11) (5.79 ERA).
Cincinnati Reds fell to 70-81 (2 straight losses); Los Angeles Dodgers improved to 92-59 (2 straight wins).