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Los Angeles Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds

2023-06-06 · Night game · Great American Ballpark · Att: 22602 · 81°F, cloudy · Wind 13 mph from CF · 3:06

Cincinnati Reds defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 9–8. Los Angeles Dodgers opened the scoring in the 1st — Max Muncy doubles (5) on a sharp line drive to right fielder Jake Fraley. Mookie Betts scores. Freddie Freeman to 3rd. Cincinnati Reds took the lead in the 9th — Matt McLain singles on a fly ball to center fielder Jason Heyward. Stuart Fairchild scores. Curt Casali to 3rd. Jake Fraley to 2nd. The game's biggest swing came in the 9th: Jake Fraley hit by pitch. TJ Hopkins scores. Stuart Fairchild to 3rd. Curt Casali to 2nd — worth 29% in win probability. Also of note: Ejection — David Bell (M): Balls and strikes.

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Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
LAN	3	0	0	5	0	0	0	0	0	8	8
CIN	3	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	3	9	14

W: Eduardo Salazar L: Caleb Ferguson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Carlos Torres · 1B: Brock Ballou · 2B: Ron Kulpa · 3B: Jansen Visconti · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Los Angeles Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mookie Betts	3	2	1	0	2	1
Freddie Freeman	4	2	1	4	1	1
Will Smith	4	0	0	0	1	2
Max Muncy	4	1	1	1	0	2
J. D. Martinez	3	1	1	2	0	0
David Peralta	4	0	1	1	0	1
Jason Heyward	4	1	1	0	0	0
Miguel Vargas	3	0	1	0	1	1
Miguel Rojas	4	1	1	0	0	1
Chris Taylor	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jake Fraley	5	2	2	1	0	1
Matt McLain	6	1	3	1	0	1
Jonathan India	5	1	2	1	0	0
Elly De La Cruz	3	1	1	0	2	1
Spencer Steer	2	2	1	1	2	0
Tyler Stephenson	5	0	3	2	0	1
Kevin Newman	5	0	0	0	0	0
Stuart Fairchild	3	1	1	1	2	1
Luke Maile	3	0	0	0	0	1
Will Benson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Curt Casali	0	0	0	1	1	0

Los Angeles Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tony Gonsolin	5.0	5	3	5
Yency Almonte	1.0	3	1	0
Brusdar Graterol	1.0	4	0	0
Evan Phillips	1.0	0	0	1
Caleb Ferguson	0.1	1	3	0
Shelby Miller	0.0	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Weaver	3.2	6	2	4
Alex Young	1.2	1	3	0
Fernando Cruz	1.2	0	0	2
Ian Gibaut	1.0	1	0	2
Eduardo Salazar	1.0	0	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mookie Betts: S5/G5
Freddie Freeman: W.1-2
Will Smith: K
Max Muncy: D9/L9LS+.2-H;1-3
J. D. Martinez: 9/SF/F89.3-H;2-3
David Peralta: S8/L8D.3-H
Jason Heyward: 6/L4M

Bot 1

Jake Fraley: S8/L8
Matt McLain: S7/G56.1-2
Jonathan India: 9/F89D.2-3
Elly De La Cruz: W.1-2
Spencer Steer: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Tyler Stephenson: S8/L78D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Kevin Newman: 3/P3SF/FL
Stuart Fairchild: 53/G5

Top 2

Miguel Vargas: 63/G6
Miguel Rojas: 63/G6D
Mookie Betts: 8/F8XD+

Bot 2

Luke Maile: K
Jake Fraley: 5/P5S-
Matt McLain: 53/G56

Top 3

Freddie Freeman: 8/F8
Will Smith: K
Max Muncy: K

Bot 3

Jonathan India: 3/P3SF/FL
Elly De La Cruz: D8/L89D+
Spencer Steer: W
Tyler Stephenson: K
Kevin Newman: 8/L89D

Top 4

J. D. Martinez: HR/F7D
David Peralta: 7/L78+
Jason Heyward: S7/L7S
Miguel Vargas: K
Miguel Rojas: S9/L89+.1-3
Mookie Betts: W.1-2
Freddie Freeman: HR/F89XD.3-H;2-H;1-H
Will Smith: W
Max Muncy: 4/P34

Bot 4

Stuart Fairchild: K
Luke Maile: 3/P3F/FL
Jake Fraley: K

Top 5

J. D. Martinez: 63/G6
David Peralta: 43/G4
Jason Heyward: 5/P5F/FL

Bot 5

Matt McLain: K
Jonathan India: S7/L7
Elly De La Cruz: W.1-2
Spencer Steer: 7/F7D
Tyler Stephenson: E5/TH/G5.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
Kevin Newman: 8/F8XD

Top 6

Miguel Vargas: W
Miguel Rojas: 9/F3D
Mookie Betts: SB2
Mookie Betts: W
Freddie Freeman: 36(1)/FO/G3.2-3;B-1
Will Smith: 8/F8

Bot 6

Stuart Fairchild: W
Luke Maile: 4(1)3/GDP/G4
Jake Fraley: S8/L8D
Matt McLain: S8/F8S.1-3;B-2(E8/TH)
Jonathan India: S5/G25.3-H;2-3
Elly De La Cruz: 43/G34

Top 7

Max Muncy: K
J. D. Martinez: 31/G34S-
David Peralta: K

Bot 7

Spencer Steer: S9/F89
Tyler Stephenson: S9/L9S.1-2
Kevin Newman: 36(1)1/GDP/G34.2-3
Stuart Fairchild: S6/G6.3-H
Will Benson: S9/L9D+.1-3
Jake Fraley: 43/G34

Top 8

Jason Heyward: 6/P6D
Miguel Vargas: S9/G4
Miguel Rojas: K
Mookie Betts: K

Bot 8

Matt McLain: 31/G4
Jonathan India: 53/G5
Elly De La Cruz: K

Top 9

Freddie Freeman: K
Will Smith: 53/G56D
Chris Taylor: K

Bot 9

Spencer Steer: W
Tyler Stephenson: S9/G4.1-3
Kevin Newman: 3/P3SF/FL
Stuart Fairchild: W.1-2
Curt Casali: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Jake Fraley: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Matt McLain: S8/F78XD.3-H;2-3;1-2

Notes & reviews

Reds manager David Bell ejected by HP umpire Carlos Torres for arguing balls and strikes
Reds pitcher Alex Young ejected by HP umpire Carlos Torres for arguing balls and strikes (after being removed from game)
Dodgers challenged (play at 1st), call on the field was overturned.

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