Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds, September 8, 2026

RedsCIN
2-3
Final
DodgersLAD

September 8, 2026, 10:10 PM ET | UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium

Last 5 Form

Cincinnati Reds

2-3

Last 5
L 7-10
vs MIL
W 5-3
vs MIL
W 12-8
vs MIL
L 3-6
@ LAD
L 2-3
@ LAD

Los Angeles Dodgers

5-0

Last 5
W 5-3
vs WSH
W 6-5
vs WSH
W 7-5
vs WSH
W 6-3
vs CIN
W 3-2
vs CIN

Starting Pitchers

Cincinnati Reds

Nick Lodolo headshot
Nick Lodolo
Recorded starter

Los Angeles Dodgers

Tarik Skubal headshot
Tarik Skubal
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 8, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Cincinnati Reds69-75.479#5#820.0
Los Angeles Dodgers87-57.604#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Cincinnati RedsLos Angeles Dodgers
.699
OPS
.762
213
HR
204
666
Runs
801
4.83
ERA
3.55
1.44
WHIP
1.14
1293
Strikeouts by pitchers
1521

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Cincinnati Reds

Hitters

Elly De La Cruz headshot
Elly De La Cruz

11 H, 4 HR, 9 RBI

Eugenio Suárez headshot
Eugenio Suárez

4 H, 2 HR, 4 RBI

Matt McLain headshot
Matt McLain

4 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Chase Burns headshot
Chase Burns

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Julian Garcia headshot
Julian Garcia

3.1 IP, 2 SO, 0.00 ERA

Andrew Abbott headshot
Andrew Abbott

4.0 IP, 5 SO, 2.25 ERA

Los Angeles Dodgers

Hitters

Teoscar Hernández headshot
Teoscar Hernández

8 H, 1 HR, 8 RBI

Mookie Betts headshot
Mookie Betts

5 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Tommy Edman headshot
Tommy Edman

3 H, 1 HR, 5 RBI

Pitchers

Blake Snell headshot
Blake Snell

6.0 IP, 7 SO, 0.00 ERA

Emmet Sheehan headshot
Emmet Sheehan

5.2 IP, 10 SO, 1.59 ERA

Tarik Skubal headshot
Tarik Skubal

7.1 IP, 5 SO, 2.46 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Tarik Skubal headshot
Tarik Skubal
Los Angeles Dodgers, MLBDB pick
Elly De La Cruz headshot
Elly De La Cruz
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick
Nick Lodolo headshot
Nick Lodolo
Cincinnati Reds, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Cincinnati Reds 2: CIN 5 hits, LAD 7 hits; CIN 0 errors, LAD 1 error.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Cincinnati Reds002000000250
Los Angeles Dodgers11001000x371

Box Score

Batting

Elly De La Cruz led Cincinnati Reds with 2 hits and 1 home run and 2 RBI.

Cincinnati Reds batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Dane MyersCF4110010
Elly De La CruzSS4122001
Sal Stewart1B4000010
Tyler StephensonDH2010200
Carlos JorgePR0000000
Eugenio Suárez3B3000110
JJ BledayLF4000020
Jose TrevinoC4000010
Matt McLain2B3010000
Héctor RodríguezRF3000020
Totals31252381

Teoscar Hernández led Los Angeles Dodgers with 3 hits and 1 RBI.

Los Angeles Dodgers batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Tommy EdmanCF3001010
Mookie BettsSS2100200
Will SmithC3111011
Freddie FreemanDH4000030
Teoscar HernándezRF/LF3131100
Miguel Rojas2B2010000
Alex FreelandPH/2B2000000
Alex CallLF3000010
Kyle TuckerPH/RF1000000
Max Muncy3B4020010
Enrique Hernández1B2000100
Totals29373471

Pitching

Nick Lodolo went 4.2 innings for Cincinnati Reds (6 SO, 3 ER); Tarik Skubal went 7.1 innings for Los Angeles Dodgers (5 SO, 2 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Cincinnati Reds
Nick Lodolo4.2533361
Julian Garcia1.1100000
Luis Mey1.0000110
Graham Ashcraft1.0100000
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tarik Skubal7.1422251
Edgardo Henriquez0.2100010
Tanner Scott1.0000120
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B1

    Home Run Will Smith homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • B2

    Hit By Pitch Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Teoscar Hernández scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Enrique Hernández to 2nd. CIN 0, LAD 2

  • T3

    Home Run Elly De La Cruz homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Dane Myers scores. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B5

    Single Teoscar Hernández singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Mookie Betts scores. Will Smith to 3rd. CIN 2, LAD 3

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Groundout Jose Trevino grounds out, shortstop Mookie Betts to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T9

    Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. Carlos Jorge steals (1) 2nd base. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T9

    Strikeout Eugenio Suárez called out on strikes. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T9

    Walk Tyler Stephenson walks. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B8

    Pop Out Max Muncy pops out to shortstop Elly De La Cruz. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B8

    Pop Out Kyle Tucker pops out to third baseman Eugenio Suárez. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B8

    Bunt Pop Out Alex Freeland bunt pops out to third baseman Eugenio Suárez in foul territory. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B8

    Single Teoscar Hernández singles on a ground ball to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T8

    Strikeout Will Smith challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Sal Stewart called out on strikes. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T8

    Double Elly De La Cruz doubles (26) on a sharp line drive to center fielder Tommy Edman. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T8

    Pop Out Dane Myers pops out to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T8

    Groundout Héctor Rodríguez grounds out, shortstop Mookie Betts to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B7

    Strikeout Double Play Freddie Freeman strikes out swinging and Mookie Betts caught stealing 2nd, catcher Jose Trevino to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to catcher Jose Trevino. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B7

    Flyout Will Smith flies out to center fielder Dane Myers. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B7

    Walk Mookie Betts walks. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T7

    Lineout Matt McLain lines out sharply to right fielder Teoscar Hernández. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T7

    Groundout Jose Trevino grounds out, second baseman Alex Freeland to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T7

    Strikeout JJ Bleday strikes out swinging. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B6

    Groundout Tommy Edman grounds out, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B6

    Groundout Enrique Hernández grounds out, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B6

    Double Max Muncy hits a ground-rule double (23) on a fly ball to left-center field. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B6

    Lineout Alex Call lines out to second baseman Matt McLain. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T6

    Grounded Into DP Eugenio Suárez grounds into a double play, shortstop Mookie Betts to second baseman Alex Freeland to first baseman Enrique Hernández. Tyler Stephenson out at 2nd. Eugenio Suárez out at 1st. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T6

    Walk Tyler Stephenson walks. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • T6

    Lineout Sal Stewart lines out sharply to left fielder Alex Call. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B5

    Forceout Alex Freeland grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Elly De La Cruz. Teoscar Hernández out at 2nd. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B5

    Single Teoscar Hernández singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Mookie Betts scores. Will Smith to 3rd. CIN 2, LAD 3

  • B5

    Strikeout Jose Trevino challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Freddie Freeman called out on strikes. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B5

    Hit By Pitch Will Smith hit by pitch. Mookie Betts to 2nd. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B5

    Walk Mookie Betts walks. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B5

    Groundout Tommy Edman grounds out, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T5

    Forceout Elly De La Cruz grounds into a force out, shortstop Mookie Betts to second baseman Miguel Rojas. Dane Myers out at 2nd. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T5

    Field Error Dane Myers reaches on a fielding error by shortstop Mookie Betts. Matt McLain to 3rd. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T5

    Strikeout Héctor Rodríguez strikes out swinging. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T5

    Single Matt McLain singles on a soft ground ball to third baseman Max Muncy. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T5

    Groundout Jose Trevino grounds out softly to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B4

    Groundout Enrique Hernández grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B4

    Strikeout Max Muncy strikes out swinging. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B4

    Groundout Alex Call grounds out, second baseman Matt McLain to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B4

    Double Miguel Rojas doubles (15) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T4

    Grounded Into DP JJ Bleday grounds into a double play, second baseman Miguel Rojas to shortstop Mookie Betts to first baseman Enrique Hernández. Tyler Stephenson out at 2nd. JJ Bleday out at 1st. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T4

    Lineout Eugenio Suárez lines out to left fielder Alex Call. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T4

    Single Tyler Stephenson singles on a sharp ground ball to center fielder Tommy Edman. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B3

    Triple Teoscar Hernández triples (2) on a line drive to left fielder JJ Bleday. Teoscar Hernández out at home on the throw, left fielder JJ Bleday to shortstop Elly De La Cruz to catcher Jose Trevino. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B3

    Strikeout Freddie Freeman strikes out swinging. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • B3

    Strikeout Will Smith strikes out swinging. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T3

    Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out sharply, second baseman Miguel Rojas to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T3

    Home Run Elly De La Cruz homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Dane Myers scores. CIN 2, LAD 2

  • T3

    Single Dane Myers singles on a ground ball to left fielder Alex Call. CIN 0, LAD 2

  • T3

    Strikeout Héctor Rodríguez strikes out swinging, catcher Will Smith to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 0, LAD 2

  • T3

    Flyout Matt McLain flies out to center fielder Tommy Edman. CIN 0, LAD 2

  • B2

    Groundout Mookie Betts grounds out, third baseman Eugenio Suárez to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 0, LAD 2

  • B2

    Hit By Pitch Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Teoscar Hernández scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Enrique Hernández to 2nd. CIN 0, LAD 2

  • B2

    Walk Enrique Hernández walks. Teoscar Hernández to 3rd. Max Muncy to 2nd. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • B2

    Single Max Muncy singles on a sharp line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Teoscar Hernández to 2nd. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • B2

    Strikeout Alex Call strikes out swinging. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • B2

    Flyout Miguel Rojas flies out to second baseman Matt McLain. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • B2

    Walk Teoscar Hernández walks. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • T2

    Strikeout Jose Trevino strikes out swinging. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • T2

    Forceout JJ Bleday grounds into a force out, first baseman Enrique Hernández to shortstop Mookie Betts. Eugenio Suárez out at 2nd. JJ Bleday to 1st. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • T2

    Walk Eugenio Suárez walks. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • T2

    Groundout Tyler Stephenson grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • B1

    Groundout Freddie Freeman grounds out, shortstop Elly De La Cruz to first baseman Sal Stewart. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • B1

    Home Run Will Smith homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. CIN 0, LAD 1

  • B1

    Pop Out Mookie Betts pops out to first baseman Sal Stewart in foul territory. CIN 0, LAD 0

  • B1

    Strikeout Tommy Edman strikes out swinging. CIN 0, LAD 0

  • T1

    Groundout Sal Stewart grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 0, LAD 0

  • T1

    Groundout Elly De La Cruz grounds out, pitcher Tarik Skubal to second baseman Miguel Rojas to first baseman Enrique Hernández. CIN 0, LAD 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Dane Myers strikes out on a foul tip. CIN 0, LAD 0