The Dodgers and Reds met for his or her last sport of the 2024 common season on Sunday, the place the Dodgers had been swept for the primary time this season, shedding the sequence finale by a rating of 4-1.
This concludes a irritating week for the Dodgers, who’ve misplaced 5 in a row and have dropped two straight – additionally for the primary time this season.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto took the mound to attempt to keep away from a sequence sweep of a Cincinnati Reds group that received its first sequence in a month.
Just like how the Reds began their sequence in opposition to the Dodgers in Los Angeles, Brent Suter was beginning as a part of a bullpen sport and confronted solely three batters.
The sport acquired off to a quiet begin for each the Dodgers and Reds as each groups went scoreless by means of the primary two innings. The Reds opted to have two extra relievers seem earlier than Nick Ramirez secured a win the primary time the 2 groups met this season. On Sunday, he entered proper after Suter's departure and struck out 4 1⁄3 shutout innings en path to his second win of the season (each coming in opposition to the Dodgers).
After Mookie Betts led off the sport with a single, Dodgers hitters went 0-11 earlier than Teoscar Hernández capped a Nick Martinez changeup with a double down the left-field line. After that double, Dodgers hitters at the moment are only a mixed 1-25 since Martinez's changeup.
Hernández had a weekend to recollect, as in his final 4 video games, he’s 6-10 with a house run and three doubles, strolling 4 instances and putting out simply twice.
The Dodgers' woes with runners on base continued, as after beginning the sequence going 3-4 with runners in scoring place, they might go hitless over their subsequent 22 at-bats in these alternatives.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto appeared good within the third inning, putting out 5 batters in his first run by means of the Reds lineup, earlier than Jacob Hurtubise struck out for the second time, lastly opening the floodgates for the Reds.
Jonathan India harm the Dodgers on Friday by connecting for a grand slam that gave the Reds the win. On Sunday, with the bases loaded in opposition to Yamamoto, he opened the scoring with a two-run single, giving him six RBIs within the sequence. Nick Martini copied India by knocking in one in every of his two runs, scoring 4 runs within the inning for Cincinnati.
Yamamoto endured the worst inning he has pitched since his disastrous debut, as he allowed 4 runs on 4 hits, strolling one and putting out two. Out of the third inning, Yamamoto pitched 4 shutout innings, permitting simply two hits whereas strolling one and putting out six.
Through the backside of the fourth inning, the Reds' scoreboards warned followers of an approaching storm and directed them to go contained in the concourse to remain secure. After the conclusion of the fifth inning, the grounds crew introduced down the tarp as a rain delay was known as. The delay lasted greater than an hour earlier than play resumed at 11:45 am PT.
Anthony Banda got here on in aid of Yamamoto and pitched two shutout innings, putting out and strolling one and permitting one hit. By his first 4 video games as a Dodger, Banda additionally allowed 4 walks 2⁄3 innings.
Yohan Ramirez was introduced in within the eighth inning as an try to redeem himself after failing to find the strike zone on Friday, resulting in India's grand slam that sealed the loss for the Dodgers. Ramirez retired the primary two batters he confronted, earlier than loading the bases on a single and two batters. Ramirez wanted only one pitch to flee the bases-loaded jam, with Jason Heyward making a operating catch to restrict any additional injury.
After Shohei Ohtani took second base within the high of the ninth inning, Freddie Freeman drove in an RBI double, ending the Dodgers' hitless streak with runners in scoring place and avoiding a second shutout loss this week The Dodgers ended the sequence after going 4-28 with runners in scoring place.
Options of the sport
WP—Nick Martinez (2-3): 4 1⁄3 IP, 1 hit, 0 runs, 0 walks, 3 strikeouts
LP – Yoshinobu Yamamoto (5-2): 5 IP, 6 hits, 4 earned runs, 2 walks, 8 strikeouts
SV – Alexis Diaz (10): 2⁄3 IP, 0 hits, 0 runs, 0 walks, 2 strikeouts
Subsequent
The Dodgers will fly to Queens to tackle the New York Mets for a three-game sequence at Citi Subject (4:10 p.m. PT, SportsNet LA). Gavin Stone will begin the sequence for the Dodgers whereas Tylor Megill will take the mound for the Mets.
