Reds visit the Dodgers to begin 3-game series

Cincinnati Reds (69-74, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (86-57, first in the NL West)

Los Angeles; Monday, 9:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Chase Burns (0-0); Dodgers: TBD

LINE: Dodgers -156, Reds +127; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds on Monday to begin a three-game series.

Los Angeles is 44-28 at home and 86-57 overall. The Dodgers have the third-ranked team ERA in the NL at 3.71.

Cincinnati is 69-74 overall and 33-36 in road games. The Reds have hit 192 total home runs to rank fourth in the majors.

The teams meet Monday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Shohei Ohtani leads the Dodgers with 30 home runs while slugging .525. Mookie Betts is 14 for 42 with two home runs and 11 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Elly De La Cruz has 25 doubles, five triples, 23 home runs and 66 RBIs while hitting .280 for the Reds. Hector Rodriguez is 15 for 43 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 6-4, .232 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored opponents by three runs

Reds: 7-3, .293 batting average, 6.88 ERA, outscored by four runs

INJURIES: Dodgers: Gavin Stone: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Dalton Rushing: 10-Day IL (elbow), Shohei Ohtani: day-to-day (biceps), Jake Cousins: 60-Day IL (elbow), Brusdar Graterol: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Eric Lauer: 15-Day IL (elbow), Will Klein: 60-Day IL (elbow), Edwin Diaz: 15-Day IL (neck), Ben Casparius: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kris Bubic: 60-Day IL (elbow), Roki Sasaki: 15-Day IL (finger), Andy Pages: 10-Day IL (hand)

Reds: Ke'Bryan Hayes: 10-Day IL (groin), Mike Toglia: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Spencer Steer: 10-Day IL (wrist), Hunter Greene: 60-Day IL (elbow), Blake Dunn: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.