{"id":849619,"date":"2026-09-16T09:32:19","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:32:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/849619\/"},"modified":"2026-09-16T09:32:19","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T09:32:19","slug":"los-angeles-dodgers-and-cincinnati-reds-meet-in-game-3-of-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/849619\/","title":{"rendered":"Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds meet in game 3 of series"},"content":{"rendered":"

Los Angeles Dodgers<\/a> (92-59, first in the NL West) vs. Cincinnati Reds<\/a> (70-81, fifth in the NL Central)<\/p>\n

Cincinnati; Wednesday, 6:40 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Blake Snell<\/a> (4-1, 1.91 ERA, 1.09 WHIP, 51 strikeouts); Reds: Andrew Abbott<\/a> (6-11, 4.78 ERA, 1.46 WHIP, 120 strikeouts)<\/p>\n

LINE: Dodgers -216, Reds +173; over\/under is 8 1\/2 runs<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers play the Cincinnati Reds with a 2-0 series lead.<\/p>\n

Cincinnati is 70-81 overall and 36-40 in home games. The Reds have a 34-19 record in games when they hit at least two home runs.<\/p>\n

Los Angeles is 45-31 in road games and 92-59 overall. The Dodgers have a 36-12 record in games when they hit two or more home runs.<\/p>\n

The teams square off Wednesday for the sixth time this season. The Dodgers are ahead 5-0 in the season series.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: JJ Bleday<\/a> has 16 doubles, two triples, 22 home runs and 56 RBI for the Reds. Elly De La Cruz<\/a> is 16 for 39 with five doubles and six home runs over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Freddie Freeman<\/a> has 32 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs for the Dodgers. Teoscar Hernandez<\/a> is 12 for 32 with a double, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Reds: 3-7, .230 batting average, 7.73 ERA, outscored by 41 runs<\/p>\n

Dodgers: 8-2, .230 batting average, 2.86 ERA, outscored opponents by 28 runs<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Reds: Mike Toglia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Steer<\/a>: 10-Day IL (wrist), Hunter Greene<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow)<\/p>\n

Dodgers: Kris Bubic<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Edgardo Henriquez: 15-Day IL (back), Edwin Diaz: 15-Day IL (neck), Roki Sasaki: 15-Day IL (finger), Shohei Ohtani: 15-Day IL (biceps), Brusdar Graterol<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Eric Lauer<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Dalton Rushing<\/a>: 10-Day IL (elbow), Gavin Stone<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Jake Cousins<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Will Klein<\/a>: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ben Casparius<\/a>: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Andy Pages<\/a>: 10-Day IL (hand)<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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