An early swing shaped the night as the Cincinnati Reds defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers. Elly De La Cruz’s homer in the third inning put Cincinnati in front, and the Reds kept control from there.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 | 0 | 0 |
De La Cruz provided the key offensive moment with a homer that brought Matt McLain home. Dane Myers added another homer later, while Sal Stewart and the Cincinnati offense continued to apply pressure.
Will Smith opened the scoring for Los Angeles when his double brought Mookie Betts home. Cincinnati answered in the third when De La Cruz’s homer scored Matt McLain and gave the Reds the lead. Dane Myers then extended the advantage with a homer, and Juan Brito, Sal Stewart and TJ Friedl each produced a scoring play as Cincinnati added insurance.
Seth Halvorsen took the loss for Los Angeles after allowing Cincinnati’s late runs. The Dodgers received another run when Tommy Edman’s groundout brought Kyle Tucker home, but their offense could not close the gap.
The Reds snapped their losing streak, while Los Angeles saw its winning streak end. The game turned on the early swing, and Cincinnati never gave the Dodgers a chance to regain control.
Cincinnati Reds defeated Los Angeles Dodgers, 6-2.
- Elly De La Cruz went 1-for-3 with 1 home run, 2 RBIs and 2 runs scored (batting .286 on the season).
- Dane Myers went 1-for-5 with 1 home run, 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .265 on the season).
- Sal Stewart went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI and 1 run scored (batting .269 on the season).
- Seth Halvorsen allowed 2 runs on 2 hits over 1.0 inning, and took the loss (0-1) (6.00 ERA).
- Tejay Antone allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.1 innings, to earn the win (3-2) (3.35 ERA).
- Brock Burke allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning (2.40 ERA).
Cincinnati Reds improved to 71-81; Los Angeles Dodgers fell to 92-60.