Reds host Dodgers to open midweek series
after a day off, los angeles dodgers ready to meet the host Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday for the opener of the three-game set The host Cincinnati Reds host the Los Angeles Diamondbacks on Tuesday for the opener of the three-game series against the Arizona Diamondbacks. Los Angeles has won nine out of the past ten seasons and is looking to break away from the Diamondbacks, who are currently tied with the National League West. Freddie Freeman leads Los Angeles in several offensive categories such as batting average, hits (80) and on-base percentage, but has been quiet to start June, getting only one in 14 at-bats. Right-hander Tony Gonsolin (3-1, 1.77 ERA) on the mound and is 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA against three career appearances (two starts). Andrew Abbott dazzled in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings and allowing only one hit in Monday’s win over the Milwaukee Brewers. Luke Weaver (1-2, 5.36) will look to follow Abbott's performance with a strong start of his own, while Weaver pitched 5 2/3 innings in his last appearance in Cincinnati's 5-4 victory over the Boston Red Sox last Wednesday.
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after a day off, los angeles dodgers ready to meet the host Cincinnati Reds on Tuesday for the opener of the three-game set
dodgers Looking to pick up a much-needed series win and break away from the Arizona Diamondbacks, who are currently tied with the National League West, a division Los Angeles has won nine out of the past ten seasons.
500, despite sitting 10 games above. dodgers They’ve been sloppy lately, going 6-6 in their last 12 games against some strong division-leading opponents like the Atlanta Braves and Tampa Bay Rays.
However, his bat hasn’t been quiet during this moderate stretch, as he has scored six or more runs in eight of these games.
Los Angeles is coming off a Sunday night loss, when they lost 4-1 at home to the New York Yankees.
dodgers Freddie Freeman will be looking to get out of a mini slump this week in Cincinnati. He leads Los Angeles in several offensive categories such as batting average (.331), hits (80) and on-base percentage (.402), but has been quiet to start June, getting only one in 14 at-bats. hit (.071)
dodgers Will certainly fancy his chances on Tuesday with right-hander Tony Gonsolin (3-1, 1.77 ERA) on the mound. Gonsolin has allowed no more than three runs in any outing this season and is 1-0 with a 3.97 ERA against three career appearances (two starts). reds
He allowed only one run on three hits and two walks over six innings last Tuesday against the Washington Nationals.
Contrary to what the box score said, Gonsolin was not too pleased with himself in that last start.
“With pitch No. 1 I wasn’t super fast,” Gonsolin said. “I was really lucky that I had great defense (Tuesday) and everyone played great (Tuesday) and that kept me in the ballgame.”
reds Enter Tuesday’s game after a four-game skid with a 2-0 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Monday night. Prior to that shutout, Cincinnati had struggled keeping its opponents off the scoreboard, going 28 on a four-game losing streak.
Andrew Abbott dazzled in his major league debut, pitching six scoreless innings and allowing only one hit in Monday’s win.
Right-hander Luke Weaver (1-2, 5.36) will look to follow Abbott’s performance with a strong start of his own. Weaver is 1-3 with a 7.57 ERA in eight career appearances (five starts) against Los Angeles during his eight-year career in the majors.
Weaver pitched 5 2/3 innings in his last appearance in Cincinnati’s 5-4 win over the Boston Red Sox last Wednesday. He allowed three runs on seven hits, including two homers, while striking out five.
Weaver said after his debut against Boston, “It felt like a grind. It felt like there were some clean innings and some I had to dig really deep.” “Some of those moments you think you get away with, maybe a pitch or two. … But that’s just part of it and I’ll continue to work on that.”
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