Reds done in by Yamamoto and Dodgers

Dodgers 5 Reds 2

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed just one run over seven innings to lower his ERA to 2.48, and snap the Reds (56-51) four game winning streak.
Yamamoto has a 0.95 ERA over his last three starts.

The Reds offense was held to two runs or less for the 35th time.

After scoring a run in the 1st, but stranding two runners in each of the first two innings, they did nothing until the 9th. With one out, Will Benson single in a run. Noelvi Marte struck out. TJ Friedl walked to load the bases. Matt McLain, representing the winning run, grounded out.

Chase Burns certainly held his own, allowing three runs, and striking out 10 over 5.2 innings. 

Leading 3-1, the Dodgers played add-on with two runs off Scott Barlow in the 7th. A slumping Mookie Betts (7 for 50) led the Dodgers attack with two hits, a walk and three runs.

Offense: 6 H, 5 BB,12 K. 3 of 10 w/RISP. 9 LOB.
2 LOB in 1st & 3rd.  
Friedl: 2B, BB
McLain: H, R, BB
Elly: H, SB (29), BB
Steer: 0-4, 2 for last 22, 9 last 54
Benson: H, RBI
Lux: 2 BB, R, RBI

How they scored:
1st Lux RBI groundout, 1-0 
9th Benson RBI 1B, 5-2

Burns: 5.2 IN, 6 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 10 K, 91 pitches. Error. 
1st: 2 rockets=run. 5th: Ohtani 2-R 2B.
8th pitcher, age 22 or younger, w/ 3 straight starts at least 10 K since 1900 (per Elias).
2nd Red at least 125 years w/ 10 K in 3 straight starts, joining Raisel Iglesias 2015 (Per Reds). 

Bullpen: 
Moll 0.1, Barlow 0.1, 2 R, Rogers 1.1, Richardson 0.1, Suter 1.0.  

Defense
Steer nifty charge of bunt/flip to plate for safety squeeze out. 
Benson running catch to RF line 

It was a really rough night for home plate ump Andy Fletcher.