Offense stymied in loss to Dodgers

LOS ANGELES — Mike Bolsinger rejoined the Dodgers’ rotation Tuesday with a strong outing against the Reds, limiting Cincinnati to two runs as his club won, 8-2, at Dodger Stadium, extending the Reds’ losing streak to nine games.

Bolsinger, who began the season on the disabled list, improved on his season debut in a spot start last week by allowing three hits over 5 2/3 innings and striking out six batters against one walk. He made just one costly mistake, serving up a two-run homer to Adam Duvall in the fourth.

“I thought Mike was great,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “He did everything we expected.”

Making his Major League debut, Reds right-hander Daniel Wright gave up four runs (three earned) over 5 1/3 innings of work. In a continuation from Monday’s opener, Cincinnati was again plagued with defensive miscues throughout the night, resulting in three errors and two unearned runs. Reds fielders have committed six errors through two games in this series.

“First time I’ve seen him. I wasn’t disappointed in the least,” Reds manager Bryan Price said. “I thought he handled himself well. Had a nice a mix of pitches and competed well, so it was probably the highlight of our evening.”

With Tuesday’s win, the Dodgers have now won each of the last eight matchups with the Reds. The Dodgers are now 47-23 against the Reds since 2006, which is their best record against any National League opponent in that span.

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