Dodgers play the Reds on home winning streak

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Cincinnati Reds (69-75, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (87-57, first in the NL West)

Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Nick Lodolo (3-3, 5.08 ERA, 1.52 WHIP, 69 strikeouts); Dodgers: Tarik Skubal (8-7, 2.86 ERA, 0.98 WHIP, 159 strikeouts)

LINE: Dodgers -339, Reds +263; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers, on a five-game home winning streak, host the Cincinnati Reds.

Los Angeles is 45-28 at home and 87-57 overall. The Dodgers have the sixth-best team ERA in MLB play at 3.71.

Cincinnati has a 33-37 record on the road and a 69-75 record overall. The Reds are 48-11 in games when they scored at least five runs.

Tuesday's game is the second meeting between these teams this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Freddie Freeman has a .299 batting average to lead the Dodgers, and has 32 doubles, a triple and 16 home runs. Teoscar Hernandez is 15 for 37 with two home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Sal Stewart has 25 doubles and 31 home runs for the Reds. Elly De La Cruz is 18 for 37 with two doubles and three home runs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 7-3, .229 batting average, 4.10 ERA, outscored opponents by seven runs

Reds: 6-4, .275 batting average, 6.34 ERA, outscored by eight runs

INJURIES: Dodgers: Gavin Stone: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dalton Rushing: 10-Day IL (elbow), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Eric Lauer: 15-Day IL (elbow), Will Klein: 60-Day IL (elbow), Edwin Diaz: 15-Day IL (neck), Ben Casparius: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Roki Sasaki: 15-Day IL (finger), Andy Pages: 10-Day IL (hand)

Reds: Mike Toglia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Steer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.