Tuesday, September 8, 2026
Cincinnati Reds at Los Angeles Dodgers
CIN
Cincinnati Reds
69-75 · L1
LAD
Los Angeles Dodgers
86-58 · W5
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cincinnati Reds 3-2 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. Tarik Skubal earned the win; Nick Lodolo took the loss. Tanner Scott recorded the save.
The Dodgers beat the Reds 3-2 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium, riding a two-run fifth inning to the one-run victory. Tarik Skubal earned the win, Nick Lodolo took the loss, and Tanner Scott notched the save. Will Smith got the Dodgers on the board in the bottom of the first with a solo homer to left, his seventh of the season. The lead grew to 2-0 in the second when Tommy Edman was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded, plating Teoscar Hernández and leaving Max Muncy on third and Enrique Hernández on second. Elly De La Cruz answered in the top of the third with a two-run shot to left center, his 25th homer, scoring Dane Myers and tying the game at two. The Dodgers reclaimed the lead in the fifth when Teoscar Hernández singled to center, driving in Mookie Betts and moving Will Smith to third. The model carried a Neutral lean on the NRFI, and the first inning went scoreless as projected.
Will Smith opened the scoring with a solo homer in the first, and the Dodgers added another in the second on a bases-loaded hit by pitch before Elly De La Cruz tied it with a two-run blast in the third.
The model's Neutral NRFI lean played out correctly as the first inning ended scoreless despite Will Smith's homer coming in the bottom half.
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| LAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 7 | 1 |
Scoring Summary
Will Smith homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.
Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Teoscar Hernández scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Enrique Hernández to 2nd.
Elly De La Cruz homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Dane Myers scores.
Teoscar Hernández singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Mookie Betts scores. Will Smith to 3rd.