Los Angeles Dodgers five-game streak

The Los Angeles Dodgers pushed their winning streak to five games on Monday, September 7, with a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds in Los Angeles. Teoscar Hernández supplied the key hit — a three-run homer in the sixth inning — and finished 2-for-3 with three RBIs, while Emmet Sheehan struck out 10 over 5 2/3 innings in his first major league outing since Aug. 17, according to the Associated Press and ESPN. (apnews.com) The result moved Los Angeles to 87-57, which is 30 games over.500, while Cincinnati fell to 69-75. (apnews.com) MLB’s game and standings pages showed the Dodgers holding a 10.5-game lead in the National League West after the win. (espn.com) ### How did the Dodgers take control after falling behind early? Elly De La Cruz gave Cincinnati a 1-0 lead with a first-inning home run to center, according to ESPN’s play-by-play and box score. Los Angeles did not score until the fifth, when it tied the game before breaking it open in the sixth. The sixth inning turned the game. Hernández hit his 13th homer of the season, a three-run shot that put the Dodgers ahead for good, and Los Angeles added another run later to build a cushion. (apnews.com) AP said the homer powered the Dodgers to their fifth straight win. ### What did Hernández and the middle of the order produce? (espn.com) Teoscar Hernández finished 2-for-3 with two runs scored and three RBIs, the most productive line in the Dodgers’ lineup. ESPN’s box score showed Shohei Ohtani going 0-for-3 with a walk, while Max Muncy drew two walks and Freddie Freeman reached once. (espn.com) Shohei Ohtani entered the game as the Dodgers’ home run leader with 30, but Monday’s offense came from a different part of the lineup. The box score showed Los Angeles scoring six runs on only three hits, aided by five walks and two Cincinnati errors. ### How strong was Emmet Sheehan in his return? Emmet Sheehan earned the win and tied a career high with 10 strikeouts, AP reported. (apnews.com) ESPN listed his final line at 5 2/3 innings, three hits, one earned run, one walk and 10 strikeouts. The right-hander’s outing mattered because it came in his first major league appearance since Aug. 17, according to AP’s game report. (espn.com) Evan Phillips got the final three outs for the save, and ESPN credited him with two strikeouts in a scoreless ninth. ### What does the win do to the standings? The Dodgers’ record improved to 87-57 with the victory, ESPN showed. (si.com) That left Los Angeles 30 games above.500 and strengthened its position atop the National League West. MLB’s standings showed the Dodgers leading the division by 10.5 games after Monday’s results. Cincinnati remained below.500 at 69-75 as it continued a road series against the division leaders. (apnews.com) ### What comes next in this series? The Dodgers and Reds are set to continue their series in Los Angeles, with MLB’s Gameday and ESPN carrying the next game information and updated team records. Monday’s opener established the current line of the series: Los Angeles 6, Cincinnati 3, with Hernández’s homer and Sheehan’s strikeouts supplying the margin. (espn.com) (mlb.com) (espn.com)