The offense never really got going for Cincinnati as the Reds fell 3-1 to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. The loss was the 4th in a row and the 6th in the last 7 games for the Reds as they fall to 2-6 on the season.
| Final | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Reds (2-6) | 1 | 5 | 0 |
| Los Angeles Dodgers (5-2) | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| W: Anderson (1-0) L: Gutierrez (0-2) SV: Kimbrell (2) |
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The Offense
Cincinnati went quietly in the first two innings, but in the top of the 3rd they started to put together a rally. Aramis Garcia and Tyler Naquin both singled before a 2-out walk by Joey Votto loaded the bases. The rally fell short of bringing in a run when Aristides Aquino struck out to end the threat.
The top of the 6th inning started out in a scary way as Joey Votto was hit in the helmet by a pitch. It caught him on the bill as he was trying to hit the deck, so it could have been much worse than it was, and he remained in the game. He was erased on the bases on a force out, but back-to-back 2-out singles by Mike Moustakas and Kyle Farmer moved Aristides Aquino around the bases to put the Reds on the board before a strikeout ended the inning with the Reds trailing 3-1.
That was all Cincinnati would get the rest of the night as they went in order in the 7th, 8th, and 9th innings.
The Pitching
After getting the Dodgers in order in the 1st, Vladimir Gutierrez needed some help to get out of the next inning. The first two batters reached base before a 2-out single by…
