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BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to keep their three-game home win streak alive when they take on the Cincinnati Reds.
Los Angeles has a 41-24 record at home and a 74-57 record overall. The Dodgers have the third-ranked team batting average in the NL at .253.
Cincinnati has a 32-34 record on the road and a 68-63 record overall. The Reds are ninth in the NL with 128 total home runs, averaging 1.0 per game.
The Reds have won half of their last ten games while the Dodgers are winning at a 60% clip of late.
The teams meet Monday for the fourth time this season.
TOP PERFORMERS: Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 45 home runs while slugging .619. Freddie Freeman is 12 for 37 with three doubles, four home runs and nine RBI over the last 10 games.
Elly De La Cruz has 19 home runs, 55 walks and 77 RBI while hitting .275 for the Reds. Noelvi Marte is 15 for 41 with two doubles, a triple, two home runs and seven RBI over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 6-4, .228 batting average, 3.76 ERA, outscored opponents by 14 runs
Reds: 5-5, .256 batting average, 3.13 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
Monday's Game:
PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Hunter Greene (5-3, 2.63 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (4-2, 4.17 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 44 strikeouts)
The line on this game has dropped from Dodgers -145 to -133.
From ESPN:
"Dodger Stadium will be a welcome site for Emmet Sheehan after struggling in a couple of road affairs, including last time out at Coors Field. The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds in the opener of a series with playoff implications for both clubs. The Reds sport an average offense facing right-handers and will incur a park downgrade from hitter friendly Great American Ballpark."
Six of eight of the last games in this series have stayed Under the total of 8.
- Dan Shapiro, Gambling911.com
