The Dodgers started their seven-game homestand by internet hosting the Cincinnati Reds for the primary of a four-game sequence, the place they had been practically shut out at dwelling for the second time this season.
Tyler Glasnow made his tenth begin of the season, after putting out not less than 10 batters in three of his earlier 4 video games.
Within the Dodgers' first contest towards the Reds final season, Will Benson linked on a leadoff dwelling run for his first profession main league dwelling run. Benson continued to do harm towards the Dodgers by blasting a house run off Glasnow to start out the sport.
Glasnow nonetheless displayed spectacular strikeout numbers, punching out six via his first three innings of labor, however the command was missing, and it price Glasnow two alternatives to get out of the inning unscathed. There have been two situations the place Glasnow wanted a single to flee a deficit, however each occasions he gave up an RBI base hit to Reds catcher Tyler Stephenson to attain shortstop Elly De La Cruz, who stole 4 bases towards the Dodgers and leads baseball with 30 stolen bases. .
De La Cruz is the primary participant to have not less than 30 stolen bases in his first 44 video games of the season since Kenny Lofton in 1996.
Glasnow settled right down to safe a five-pitch fourth inning, however allowed De La Cruz to achieve third by way of a stroll and two stolen bases to provide the Reds one other probability to attain within the fifth inning. Glasnow chased Steer with two outs, however superior on a dropped third strike, permitting De La Cruz to attain his third run of the night time.
Regardless of permitting probably the most runs since struggling his first lack of the season on April 15 towards the Washington Nationals, Glasnow added eight strikeouts to his season complete whereas strolling only one. Over his final 5 begins, Glasnow has averaged 12.8 strikeouts per 9 innings and 1.9 walks per 9 innings.
The Reds applied a bullpen sport, with Brent Suter opening for Cincinnati and Nick Ramirez dealing with many of the work. Martinez dazzled in aid, throwing 5 shutout innings whereas permitting only a single hit and putting out 4, selecting up his first win as a Pink.
The southpaw tandem of Alex Vesia and Nick Ramirez was capable of hold Cincinnati's batters at bay as they mixed to throw three shutout innings earlier than permitting the Reds to attain three runs within the ninth inning to take a 7- 0.
The Dodgers had been practically shut out at dwelling for the second time this season, earlier than Gavin Lux hit a two-run single with two outs within the backside of the ninth inning to lastly put the Dodgers on the board. It will be pointless, as Cincinnati would take the sport by that time.
Chris Taylor collected simply his fifth hit of the season, snapping an 0-7 hit streak courting again to Might 1 towards the Arizona Diamondbacks.
Shohei Ohtani had his first bobblehead night time as a Dodger, however didn’t make a big impression within the sport's last rating, going 0-2 with a stroll and a stolen base.
It's been a tough stretch for the Dodgers' offense, as they've scored simply three runs over their final 18 innings. For the primary time because the first two video games of the 2018 common season, the Dodgers have didn’t document an additional base hit over a two-game stretch.
Options of the sport
Residence runs: Will Benson (6)
WP – Nick Martinez (1-2): 5 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 4 strikeouts
LP – Tyler Glasnow (6-2): 5 IP, 6 hits, 4 earned runs, 1 stroll, 8 strikeouts
Subsequent
The Dodgers will look to keep away from a three-game shedding streak and even the sequence towards the Reds on Friday night time (7:10 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). James Paxton will make his eighth begin of the season as he seems to maintain his hitting streak intact. Frankie Montas will get the beginning for Cincinnati.
