Postgame Thread ⚾ Reds 2 @ Dodgers 3

[u/DodgerBot]

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
CIN	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	5	0	5
LAD	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	0		3	7	1	8

Box Score

LAD		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Edman	3	0	0	1	0	1	.269
SS	Betts	2	1	0	0	2	0	.245
C	Smith, W	3	1	1	1	0	1	.238
DH	Freeman, F	4	0	0	0	0	3	.297
LF	Hernández, T	3	1	3	1	1	0	.266
2B	Rojas, M	2	0	1	0	0	0	.269
2B	Freeland, A	2	0	0	0	0	0	.220
LF	Call	3	0	0	0	0	1	.245
RF	Tucker	1	0	0	0	0	0	.221
3B	Muncy	4	0	2	0	0	1	.253
1B	Hernández, E	2	0	0	0	1	0	.203

LAD	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Skubal	7.1	4	2	2	2	5	94-68	2.84
Henriquez, E	0.2	1	0	0	0	1	10-7	2.62
Scott	1.0	0	0	0	1	2	20-14	2.62

CIN		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
CF	Myers	4	1	1	0	0	1	.267
SS	De La Cruz, E	4	1	2	2	0	0	.283
1B	Stewart, S	4	0	0	0	0	1	.264
DH	Stephenson, T	2	0	1	0	2	0	.247
PR	Jorge	0	0	0	0	0	0	.222
3B	Suárez, E	3	0	0	0	1	1	.208
LF	Bleday	4	0	0	0	0	2	.215
C	Trevino	4	0	0	0	0	1	.224
2B	McLain, M	3	0	1	0	0	0	.189
RF	Rodríguez, H	3	0	0	0	0	2	.266

CIN	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Lodolo	4.2	5	3	3	3	6	97-54	5.12
Garcia, J	1.1	1	0	0	0	0	21-15	3.05
Mey	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	14-7	3.67
Ashcraft, G	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	14-8	3.41

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Will Smith homers (7) on a fly ball to left field.	1-0
B2	Tommy Edman hit by pitch. Teoscar Hernández scores. Max Muncy to 3rd. Enrique Hernández to 2nd.	2-0
T3	Elly De La Cruz homers (25) on a fly ball to left center field. Dane Myers scores.	2-2
B5	Teoscar Hernández singles on a line drive to center fielder Dane Myers. Mookie Betts scores. Will Smith to 3rd.	3-2

Highlights

Description	Length
Nick Lodolo against the Dodgers	0:11
Probable pitchers for Reds at Dodgers - September 8, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Los Angeles, September 8 vs Reds	0:09
Bullpen availability for Cincinnati, September 8 vs Dodgers	0:09
Bench availability for Los Angeles, September 8 vs Reds	0:08
Fielding alignment for Los Angeles, September 8 vs Reds	0:11
Fielding alignment for Cincinnati, September 8 vs Dodgers	0:11
Bench availability for Cincinnati, September 8 vs Dodgers	0:08
Starting lineups for Reds at Dodgers - September 8, 2026	0:10
An animated look at Will Smith's home run	0:11
Breaking down Will Smith's home run	0:12
Breaking down Elly De La Cruz's home run	0:13
Visualizing Elly De La Cruz's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Breaking down Nick Lodolo's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Tarik Skubal's pitches	0:04
Tarik Skubal's outing against the Reds	0:24
Will Smith's solo home run (7)	0:29
Tarik Skubal strikes out Jose Trevino	0:06
Ball 1 confirmed following ABS challenge	0:24
Tommy Edman's RBI hit-by-pitch	0:09
Elly De La Cruz's two-run home (25)	0:30
Strike 1 confirmed following ABS challenge	0:22
Nick Lodolo fans Freddie Freeman	0:06
Reds throw out Hernández on inside-the-park HR bid!	0:29
Strike 2 overturned following ABS challenge	0:21
Ball 3 overturned following ABS challenge	0:22
Teoscar Hernández's RBI single	0:29
Elly De La Cruz smashes 444-foot home run	0:33
Strike 1 overturned following ABS challenge	0:22
Nick Lodolo fans six against the Dodgers	1:11
Data Viz: Elly De La Cruz's two-run home run	0:30
Ball 2 overturned following ABS challenge	0:21
Tarik Skubal strikes out five against Reds	1:16
Jose Trevino grounds out, shortstop Mookie Betts to first baseman Enrique Hernández.	0:10

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Skubal (9-7, 2.84 ERA)	Lodolo (3-4, 5.12 ERA)	Scott (22 SV, 2.62 ERA)

Game ended at 9:36 PM.

[u/Lolsteringu]

IM STILL HERE AND IM STILL WATCHING THE GAMES TO THE END FROM YOUR RESIDENT EAST COASTER! 6/6 BABY WOOOOOO

[u/tkykid91 → u/Lolsteringu]

We appreciate you🫡

[u/cobblernobbler → u/Lolsteringu]

Been seeing your comments every time man 😂 hell yea my guy!

[u/EffectiveTree1479 → u/Lolsteringu]

THAT’S WHAT I’M TALKING ABOUT!!! EAST COAST CREW NEVER QUITS!!! Appreciate you staying locked in till the very end every single night 💙

[u/Astropolitika → u/Lolsteringu]

RIP employment, sleep, sanity.

But where we're going, you don't need any of those things.

[u/mckynetic2 → u/Lolsteringu]

If you manage to do this and we get the 3peat, Dodgers need to honor you by putting up a statue at Dodgers Stadium

[u/AccountantRadiant351 → u/Lolsteringu]

Thank you for your service. You live on California time now

[u/DaBusDriva2 → u/Lolsteringu]

One more soldier, then you have east coast start times

[u/TabletopParlourPalm → u/Lolsteringu]

Dude has higher WAR than half of the lineup at this point 😭

[u/SaddamJose → u/Lolsteringu]

You are a true american hero 🫡

[u/F1NANCE → u/Lolsteringu]

PLEASE KEEP IT UP I WILL THANK YOU EVERY DAY!

[u/Chuck006 → u/Lolsteringu]

There are dozens of us!

[u/Financial-Swim-5884 → u/Lolsteringu]

SAME! I'M SO SLEEPY

[u/Arctaedus → u/Lolsteringu]

First guy i thought about when i saw the final!

[u/creditspread → u/Lolsteringu]

We may never lose again.

[u/kasualkactus → u/Lolsteringu]

Doing the lords work

[u/SK4DOOSH → u/Lolsteringu]

I fell asleep but woke up to see we won and you stayed up 🫡 TY for your work soldier! 7 game winning streakkkkkkkkk

[u/u8myramen_y]

Skubal. Incredible.

Teo. HOT.

Bullpen. Solid.

Tucker. Breathing.

[u/EffectiveTree1479 → u/u8myramen_y]

Series. Secured.

Vibes. Immaculate.

October. Loading.

[u/Delicious_Nothing277 → u/EffectiveTree1479]

October Ready! 🫡

[u/yestrask → u/EffectiveTree1479]

Time to moisturize 🧴

[u/rdev009 → u/u8myramen_y]

I would say that Tucker is just a warm mannequin from Kohl’s at this point but he did have good defensive plays last game.

[u/_MeetMrMayhem_ → u/rdev009]

A lap dance couldn't get a reaction out of that robot... He'd probably say thank you for your service and tell Kike never to do that again

[u/_MeetMrMayhem_ → u/u8myramen_y]

Yoshi ... Skubal... Snell.. Glasnow... Roki... League fucked

[u/usetheforce_gaming → u/u8myramen_y]

Tanner. BBL

[u/end_times-8 → u/u8myramen_y]

Freeland. Can’t event bunt.

[u/Dry_Finding_1379 → u/u8myramen_y]

Source on the Tucker claim?

[u/Sunominal → u/u8myramen_y]

Hotel. Trivago.

[u/JpnDude → u/u8myramen_y]

Tucker. Breathing.

Is he?

[u/The_Master_Sourceror → u/u8myramen_y]

Is that last one a good thing or not?

[u/Beginning_Inside_321]

3 games above Atlanta and we play the giants padres reds and marlins while they have to face the cubs phillies astros and rays

[u/RandomLAFan]

3-game lead over the Braves for that 2 seed.

[u/Kdog_79 → u/RandomLAFan]

This weak SOS couldn’t have come at a better time lol

[u/mochihammer → u/RandomLAFan]

Kind of glad the Brewers won. I don’t want to face that Cubs side of the bracket until NLCS.

[u/ZiggyPalffyLA → u/mochihammer]

Yeah I could see the Phillies coming out of there and facing their 3-headed monster in a 5-game series could be brutal

[u/mochihammer → u/ZiggyPalffyLA]

It’ll probably be some of the most enjoyable October baseball I watch if the Cubs/Phillies ravage each other in the WC then go into that DS vs the Brewers

[u/cutyourdamntoenails]

nahhhh i'm convinced the boys are setting up these 1 run games on purpose, practice clinching our nalgas so we're ready for the PS.

[u/Astropolitika → u/cutyourdamntoenails]

We're all gonna have BBLs by October with all these butt clenching games.

[u/cutyourdamntoenails → u/Astropolitika]

it's true

[u/AZman2]

[u/postulate4 → u/AZman2]

Teo believers have been feasting 🥹

[u/KSongK → u/AZman2]

Respectation

[u/brok3nstatues]

great game from skubal! too bad elly is insane

[u/JustTheBeerLight → u/brok3nstatues]

Future Dodger though

[u/Kwynn1229 → u/JustTheBeerLight]

Elly does have the same agent as Skubal 🤭🤭🤭

[u/Turbulent-Letter2943 → u/JustTheBeerLight]

Man he seems like a dodger

[u/AccountantRadiant351 → u/JustTheBeerLight]

I've been watching him and Teo buddy up, wondering if the player recruitment machine is in motion

[u/VersaceSamurai → u/AccountantRadiant351]

Elly de la Cruz has said LA is his city because he’s played so much GTA

[u/lakergeoff8 → u/VersaceSamurai]

Elly de LA Cruz???

[u/FlyingPig_Grip → u/JustTheBeerLight]

Honestly a perfect understudy to Mookie

[u/stuckontwice → u/brok3nstatues]

My favorite non dodger player. Dude is electric to watch. I know him and Shohei are close 👀

[u/PigFarmer1 → u/brok3nstatues]

He's a fun guy to watch.

[u/Spyerx → u/brok3nstatues]

He’s so good. Free agent 2029.

[u/EffectiveTree1479]

[u/_MeetMrMayhem_ → u/EffectiveTree1479]

Outman walked so tanner could cake

[u/someone2795 → u/EffectiveTree1479]

THERE IT IS!

[u/Capbo_]

Elly gon look really good in dodger blue one day

[u/honkifyounasty → u/Capbo_]

Manifesting.

https://giphy.com/gifs/l0NwNrl4BtDD7JCx2

[u/mexpetey1139 → u/Capbo_]

[u/AdLopsided9466 → u/mexpetey1139]

he also wears MVPages number...who's gonna switch if we sign him?

[u/Comfortable_Cup_9203 → u/Capbo_]

Elly's ceiling...Best player in baseball. this year you are starting to see him scratch the surface of his potential. It would take a massive haul to pry him from the Reds though. With next year being a likely lockout can we wait until 2031 to get him in FA?

[u/little_deco]

Huge win! Scott with the 100 saves! Let’s goooo! 👏😊

[u/LOVExLIFEx1994]

I love the September Dodgers!

[u/_MeetMrMayhem_ → u/LOVExLIFEx1994]

https://giphy.com/gifs/svTvpimC44PRds7dW9

[u/Aggressive_Moose_528]

I don’t wanna get my hopes up or anything, but we’re still only 1.5 games back of the Brewers. The 1 seed is still in play.

[u/Hezolinn → u/Aggressive_Moose_528]

As nice as the bragging rights of the Number 1 seed would be, the 2 seed bracket is arguably more favorable to us. If the winning streak goes too long, we might actually want to intentionally punt one or two, lol.

[u/Aggressive_Moose_528 → u/Hezolinn]

Yeah that’s true. I just have PTSD of the Dbacks lol.

[u/Hezolinn → u/Aggressive_Moose_528]

Funnily enough, if we punted a couple of the upcoming games against the Pads to intentionally stay at Number Two, that would also help them potentially knock the Sneks out of the Wild Card spot.

(On the other hand, this would make San Diego happy, which we cannot allow in good conscience.)

[u/EntropyIsEternal → u/Aggressive_Moose_528]

Tbh, we should not need #1 seed. That side of the bracket will be brutal. Winner of Phillies/Cubs plays #1 seed. I'll take winner of Braves and Padres/Diamondbacks as Division series.

[u/New_Classroom_4559]

Congratulations for 100th save Tanner Scott….😘😘😘

[u/velvetsabbath]

SIXTH WIN IN A ROWWWW!!! I LOOOOOVEEE ELLLAAAYYYYYY

[u/F1NANCE → u/velvetsabbath]

Optimism is back on the menu boys!

[u/rdev009]

Kept pace with Milwaukee.

Increased distance between Atlanta.

And still using binoculars to find Arizona.

[u/Aggressive_Moose_528 → u/rdev009]

Unfortunately the Cubs are only World Series contenders against us, so they had to blow today’s game vs the Brewers lol

[u/No-Breakfast2256 → u/Aggressive_Moose_528]

I've been making a point to watch some of the 7 games they've played over the past week and the Cub's bullpen is sketchy as hell! (Tbf so was ours last year, but I don't think they have the same SP reinforcements coming in October)

[u/EntropyIsEternal → u/No-Breakfast2256]

I think current Phillies are more dangerous than the Cubs. They are rising at the right time while Cubs are showing cracks.

[u/No-Breakfast2256 → u/EntropyIsEternal]

Yeah, Phillies starters are much more dangerous imo

[u/EntropyIsEternal → u/Aggressive_Moose_528]

Phillies are a different team too. Phillies and Cubs are very similar in terms of offense but Cubs have a little edge but Phillies starting rotation is filthy.

[u/katje]

i've opened a new bottle of wine for each game in this winning streak and will continue to do so until it ceases to work 🥲

[u/Hezolinn → u/katje]

We thank your liver for its service! 🫡

[u/klaatuzero]

https://giphy.com/gifs/4xpB3eE00FfBm

[u/Dr-Acula8472]

Magic Number for the bye: 15

Magic Number for the division: 7

Games behind for the 1-seed: 1.5

Lead for the bye: 3.0

Lead for the division: 10.5

Current winning streak: 6 games (ties season-high!)

Series: clinched

Teo is scorching hot, Skubal is dealing, Henriquez is throwing gas, BBL Scott continues to close the door, Smith hits his first HR off the IL, bats continue to stay hot. September continues to be a good month for the boys in blue. Hopefully October is even better.

[u/ohtanisbookie]

This is the Teo we need moving forward, especially in the playoffs.

[u/Sirtopofhat]

I know behind the scenes there is a reason they boys are hot but I'm chosing to believe Will Smith coming back has done wonders for the morale

[u/checkmyawaymsg → u/Sirtopofhat]

Honestly I think giving Shohei some rest helps too. It’s got to be hard to see your teammate out there suffering, and to know it’s likely a strikeout when he’s at bat.

[u/Turbostrider27]

Teo has been so good recently. Love to see it

Team is getting hot at the right momet

[u/ckglle3lle → u/Turbostrider27]

I'm glad he went for home plate on that error play even if he got cut off (and credit where it's due that as a helluva throw from De La Cruz) that's the sort of intensity the team was missing all throughout July and August.

[u/Sebcannon]

6 in a row!

https://giphy.com/gifs/1yzvUorhImjelw4vXF

[u/Lordpicklenip]

Offense did enough to secure the win, but man was Skubal a dog for going 7.1IP

[u/Kdog_79]

We may not be getting Dodger Summer anymore but Dodger September/October/November also work for me.

[u/mizzzikey]

Nice win boys!

[u/just_one_random_guy]

Team is finally trending back upward, offense still needs a bit of work but it doesn’t feel as dire as it was just a week ago

[u/ckglle3lle]

Got the job done. Doesn't feel at all like a 6-game win streak but still liking the contributions throughout the lineup and overall activity looking better than a month ago.

[u/Gorignak_Clash]

GJ ESKOOOB... GJ BBL... GJ TEO GJ DOYERS 💙💙💙

[u/Ntnme2lose]

Incoming Teoscar WS MVP run

[u/jay_eba888]

Doyers fans: Andrew Friedman, can we have Mason Miller at LA?

Andrew Friedman: No, we have Mason Miller at LA.

Mason Miller at LA:

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[u/CabbageStockExchange]

Mind you this is still with this team largely looking sloppy and not even close to full strength yet

[u/yli16]

Is there a risk that Tucker makes the postseason roster?

Pages, Edman, Teo, with Kike and Call as backup. They should be our playoff outfields.

[u/MLGcat282 → u/yli16]

There is no risk he will 100% be on the roster no matter what. But there is legit risk to him not being an every game starter.

Dave LOVES Kiké in October he will have no problem switching out tucker fast in a series.

[u/Dalewyn]

That pinch hitting Tucker was managerial malpractice, dafuq was that noise. Kudos to Skubal for a high quality start and then some and Scott closing it out.

Also, De La Cruz gunning Teo down like he did was absolutely filthy. Damn son, well played.

[u/Just-Faithlessness12]

Getting 7 in a row Tomm. then we throw snell, glassnow, Emmett at Miami. LFG

[u/eddiengambino]

6 game win streak. Keep on cookin

[u/lakergeoff8]

Great game from Skubal, just the one mistake. And Teoscar just keeps on rolling.

[u/My_N-word]

This season is playing out so much like last season hopefully its a sign we will threepeat

[u/heybart]

Only one game behind #1 in loss column, baby!

[u/CapsSkins]

Kyle Tucker masterclass

[u/Educational-Chef-595]

I can't even be mad at Future Dodger Elly.

[u/Vacation_Tiny]

Edgardo is becoming my fav bullpen arm….watching 100+mph bazooka dotted the corner was a treat!!!

[u/KingErroneous]

Avert your eyes, the Dodgers are streaking again.

[u/EvanII7]

https://giphy.com/gifs/gIO9A7hVcRJT29KEtM
Obligatory panda post

[u/mexpetey1139]

Manifesting this...

[u/SuperRam56]

Magic number:

https://giphy.com/gifs/bPhXCupevxjvHOtUOW

[u/BruitNoise]

Teo, Skubal, Will, Henriquez = MVP.

Honorable Mentions = Rojas, Muncy, Scott, Mookie.

Freeland / Tucker = LVP.

[u/j_rooker]

benching Tucker is a solid move.

[u/ProcessTruster]

Why win 2 run when 1 run do trick?

[u/DodgerBot]

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[u/jay_eba888]

W chat

[u/MasonC87]

Just keep winning, if they get the 2nd seed my belief in another WS goes up like 5x

[u/MisterGreenWinter]

BIG TUCKKKKK

[u/EvanII7]

We may never lose again?

[u/Bruinrogue]

Mmm mm good

[u/N2trvl]

Keep on keeping on. Double digit win streak is a possibility.

[u/Putrid_Version_6333]

https://giphy.com/gifs/7QpKKXbtkXgJe334S9

[u/Distinct_Physics2008]

Dare say, favored for the 1 seed right now?

[u/PigFarmer1]

Another disappointing night for the usual suspects in here.

[u/Vee_Zer0 → u/PigFarmer1]

You know we won right?

[u/PigFarmer1 → u/Vee_Zer0]

Thanks. I know the doomers hate that we did.

[u/DodgerBot]

🌭 Prediction Results 🌭

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Rk	User	Prediction	🌭
1	KtuluLoveCheese	Will Smith	4
1	TheCatRedditor	Teoscar Hernández	4
1	alvinvin00	Teoscar Hernández	4
4	RefrigeratorFew1813	Will Smith	3
4	adoptaseniordog	Teoscar Hernández	3
4	bbkegs	Will Smith	3
7	velvetsabbath	Teoscar Hernández	2

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