September 8, 2026 · NL West
Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers
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Game Highlights
Scoring summary
| INN | BATTER | PLAY | SCORE |
|---|---|---|---|
| B1 | Will Smith | Will Smith homers (7) on a fly ball to left field. | CIN 0, LAD 1 |
| B2 | Tommy Edman | Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Teoscar Hernández scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Enrique Hernández to 2nd. | CIN 0, LAD 2 |
| T3 | Elly De La Cruz | Elly De La Cruz homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Dane Myers scores. | CIN 2, LAD 2 |
| B5 | Teoscar Hernández | Teoscar Hernández singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Mookie Betts scores. Will Smith to 3rd. | CIN 2, LAD 3 |
Box score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| LAD | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Pitching & bullpen
How the game was pitched — the starters, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role, and the pitch counts behind them.
Reds
AWAY
2
Nick Lodolo started for Reds, leaving trailing 2–3.
workload · innings pitched
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Nick Lodolo
Starter
4.2
97
3
6
L
Pitch-by-pitch: what Nick Lodolo threw
CSW 27% 1st-pitch strike 57% 4.2 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 33 34% 3 7 4 13 6 Curveball 32 33% 7 1 5 19 0 Sinker 20 21% 0 7 5 6 2 Changeup 12 12% 1 0 2 5 4 - Julian Garcia Middle 1.1 21 0 0 inherited 2, stranded 2
- Luis Mey Middle 1.0 14 0 1
- Graham Ashcraft Setup 1.0 14 0 0
Dodgers
HOME
3
Tarik Skubal started for Dodgers, leaving with a 3–2 lead.
workload · innings pitched
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Tarik Skubal
Starter
7.1
94
2
5
W
Pitch-by-pitch: what Tarik Skubal threw
CSW 31% 1st-pitch strike 74% 3.5 pitches/PAPitch # % Whiff CS Foul Ball In play Four-Seam Fastball 41 44% 3 7 8 12 11 Changeup 23 24% 5 0 5 8 5 Slider 13 14% 2 8 2 1 0 Sinker 12 13% 0 4 2 3 3 Curveball 5 5% 0 0 2 2 1 - Edgardo Henriquez Middle 0.2 10 0 1 HLD
- Tanner Scott Closer 1.0 20 0 2 SV
Where the game turned
1 run
- Hernández 1B (1)
Batting lines
AWAY · CIN
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dane Myers CF | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .267 | .357 | .380 | .737 | |
| Elly De La Cruz SS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | .283 | .362 | .506 | .868 | HR (25), 2B |
| Sal Stewart 1B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .264 | .335 | .477 | .812 | |
| Eugenio Suárez 3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | .208 | .302 | .421 | .723 | |
| JJ Bleday LF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .215 | .325 | .420 | .745 | |
| Jose Trevino C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .224 | .228 | .358 | .586 | |
| Matt McLain 2B | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .189 | .284 | .346 | .630 | SB |
| Héctor Rodríguez RF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | .266 | .324 | .457 | .781 | |
| Tyler Stephenson DH | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .247 | .331 | .421 | .752 |
HOME · LAD
| BATTER | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | K | AVG | OBP | SLG | OPS | NOTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tommy Edman CF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .269 | .346 | .408 | .754 | |
| Mookie Betts SS | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .245 | .309 | .421 | .730 | |
| Will Smith C | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .238 | .332 | .378 | .710 | HR (7) |
| Freddie Freeman DH | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | .297 | .375 | .453 | .828 | |
| Teoscar Hernández LF | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .266 | .333 | .423 | .756 | 3B |
| Alex Freeland 2B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .220 | .304 | .297 | .601 | |
| Kyle Tucker RF | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .221 | .321 | .350 | .671 | |
| Max Muncy 3B | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .253 | .351 | .492 | .843 | 2B |
| Enrique Hernández 1B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .203 | .266 | .339 | .605 | |
| Miguel Rojas 2B | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .269 | .311 | .391 | .702 | 2B |
| Alex Call LF | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | .245 | .359 | .318 | .677 |
Pitching lines
AWAY · CIN
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nick Lodolo | 4.2 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 97 | 5.12 | L |
| Julian Garcia | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3.05 | |
| Luis Mey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3.67 | |
| Graham Ashcraft | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3.41 |
HOME · LAD
| PITCHER | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | HR | NP | ERA | DEC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarik Skubal | 7.1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 94 | 2.84 | W |
| Edgardo Henriquez | 0.2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 2.62 | HLD |
| Tanner Scott | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2.62 | SV |
Manager comparison
AWAY · CIN
Lineup 3.1 R
Bunts 2.2 R
IBBs 4.4 R
HOME · LAD
Lineup 2.1 R
Bunts 1.5 R
IBBs 6.3 R
Recent form
AWAY · CIN
3-7
L2
-41 run diff
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HOME · LAD
7-3
W4
+24 run diff
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Season series: 1-6 with CIN listed first across 7 prior meetings.
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How RunsLeft analyzes games
Standard content on this page comes from the MLB Stats API. The pitching analysis describes how the game was pitched — the starter's line, the bullpen sequence and each arm's role (opener, bulk, setup, closer), pitch counts as a fatigue signal, and the leverage context where the game turned. Reliever roles are inferred from how the manager used each arm up to that date. It describes structure and constraints; it does not grade the manager.