The loss dropped the Reds to 56-52, and they'll need to win July 30 in the series finale against the Dodgers to avoid their first sweep of the season. Cincinnati is expected to send starter Nick Martinez (9-9, 4.69 ERA) to the mound against probable Dodgers starter, Shohei Ohtani (0-0, 1.50 ERA).

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers meet the Cincinnati Reds with a 1-0 series lead. Cincinnati has a 56-51 record overall and a 31-23 record in home games. The Reds are seventh in the NL with 109 total home runs, averaging one per game.

The Dodgers came through with 6 hits with runners in scoring position; that marks the club's most in a single game since May 31. The Reds had won 4 in a row before Monday's setback. In its last 9 home games,

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