CINCINNATI — All through the Dodgers’ midsummer skid, they have not fairly been in sync. A badly slumping offense appeared the perpetrator for the group’s struggles halfway by July, whereas a rotation trending in the precise route was offset by a leaky bullpen.
So in lots of regards, Monday night time’s 5-2 victory over the Reds marked the Dodgers’ most full win in fairly a while.
Yoshinobu Yamamoto gave up a run on a forceout within the first inning however held the Reds scoreless over the remainder of his seven robust frames. Mookie Betts reached and scored thrice. Shohei Ohtani (two-run double), Teoscar Hernández (two RBI singles) and Freddie Freeman (RBI single) all produced on the prime of the order.
There was some late drama when Blake Treinen entered in a non-save scenario within the backside of the ninth and gave up a run in his first look since being activated from the 60-day injured checklist. He loaded the bases with two outs, however rookie Jack Dreyer took over and was capable of finish the menace.
It was simply the form of effort that the Dodgers believed they have been able to, at the same time as they struggled to place all of the items collectively.
