Will Smith doubled dwelling Mookie Betts with the go-ahead run with two outs within the ninth and completed with 2-for-5 with two RBIs to rally the Los Angeles Dodgers previous the host Cincinnati Reds, 5-4 on Tuesday.
Former Cincinnati nearer Alexis Diaz (1-0) picked up his first win of the season and his first-ever with the Dodgers with 1 1/3 scoreless innings. Alex Vesia picked up his fourth save in 5 possibilities with a scoreless ninth.
Cincinnati starter Nick Lodolo struck out a season-high 11 in 5 1/3 innings, reaching double-digit strikeouts for the primary time since Apr. 29, 2024, when he additionally struck out 11 at San Diego. Most impressively, he fanned Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani 3 times within the first 5 innings.
The Cincinnati southpaw allowed six hits and two runs earlier than being pulled after a Freddie Freeman sharp groundout to first.
Reds’ reliever Graham Ashcraft then struck out Ohtani for the so-called “Golden Sombrero” within the seventh. It was the sixth four-strikeout recreation in Ohtani’s profession.
Ohtani narrowly escaped the indignity of 5 strikeouts when he flew out to proper on a 2-2 rely within the ninth, simply previous to Smith’s go-ahead double to left in opposition to reliever Emilio Pagan (2-3).
Coming off his first profession full recreation shutout final Wednesday in Washington, Lodolo threw 94 pitches and was in line for his fourth win in as many begins till the Dodgers’ rally. He completed July with a 3-1 report and a 1.89 ERA in 5 begins.
Scott Barlow recorded the ultimate two outs of the sixth, however Ashcraft could not shield a 4-2 lead within the seventh as Smith and Freddie Freeman produced two-out RBI singles.
Tommy Edman gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead in opposition to Lodolo within the second together with his twelfth homer of the season, an reverse subject line drive that simply cleared the wall down the correct subject line.
The Reds bounced again in opposition to Los Angeles starter Tyler Glasnow within the fourth on a two-run homer from Jake Fraley and a solo homer from Noelvi Marte for a 3-2 lead. Glasnow allowed 4 runs on 4 hits over 4 innings, strolling 5 and placing out three.
–Discipline Stage Media