The Los Angeles Dodgers are officially on a tear, hitting their season-high six-game win streak with a tight 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds last night. Tarik Skubal delivered his longest start since joining the team, absolutely gutting out the Reds lineup and making sure this streak keeps rolling, while Teoscar Hernández continued his excellent homestand. This six-game run now matches their previous best streaks from May 23-29 and August 17-23.
Skubal’s Masterclass on the Mound
Manager Dave Roberts told us what he wanted before the game: “He should be at 75 pitches through six innings, that’s when he’s really good, 80 pitches, something like that. When he’s efficient, that’s when we know we’ve got Tarik back, with the strikeouts on top of that.” Skubal wasn’t just good; he was lights out, especially after being flipped with Yoshinobu Yamamoto to pitch Tuesday. He didn’t even give up a hit his first time through the order! Yeah, Elly De La Cruz absolutely launched a mammoth home run into the back part of the left field pavilion in the third inning after a two-out single from Dane Myers, tying things up at the time. But those were the *only* two runs Skubal permitted all night. He powered through 7 1/3 innings on only 94 pitches, racking up five strikeouts. That’s efficiency, people! He needed just 84 pitches to get through six innings, then retired all three Reds he faced in the seventh on eight more pitches. Facing Héctor Rodriguez in the eighth, he got him out, too, before leaving to a well-deserved ovation. That’s the first time he’s pitched into the eighth inning on four days’ rest since a shutout back on May 25, 2025. This is the guy they need right now.
Dodgers Offense Scraps for Every Run
Our guys were threatening almost every single inning, especially in the first six frames against Reds starter Nick Lodolo. They bagged single runs in three of those innings. Will Smith, back from the injured list exactly one week ago, absolutely fought through a nine-pitch battle with Lodolo in the first for his first home run since returning. You love to see it! This was only the second time the Dodgers scored in the first inning during this six-game winning streak; the other was Saturday with two runs. Then, in the second inning, Tommy Edman got plunked with the bases loaded for the Dodgers’ second run. That’s the second time this homestand a Dodger got hit by a pitch to knock in a run, following Alex Call on Saturday against the Nationals. And get this: it’s Edman’s 12th hit-by-pitch this season, the most by any Dodger since Freddie Freeman in 2023. These guys are finding ways to get it done!
Bullpen Closes It Out
The bullpen came in and locked it down, too. Edgardo Henriquez, who snatched a save on Sunday, was the first one out there Tuesday facing the top of the Reds order. Even though De La Cruz smacked a double off him, Henriquez kept his cool and struck out Sal Stewart looking, stranding that tying run in scoring position. Talk about clutch! Then Tanner Scott came in for the ninth. He walked Tanner Stephenson to start, but then he struck out the next two guys and got a groundout to seal the save. That’s how you shut the door!
This team is clearly buzzing, matching their previous streaks from May and August. Can they keep this momentum going? You gotta believe they’re hungry to break that ceiling and set a new season high. Every single game is massive right now, and the energy is different when you’re rolling like this. Get ready, because it feels like they are getting started.
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Originally reported by True Blue LA.
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