Tarik Skubal silences Reds as Dodgers clinch 14th straight playoff berth
Skubal allowed three hits — all singles — while striking out nine and walking one for Los Angeles.
Tarik Skubal threw seven scoreless innings and Teoscar Hernandez hit a two-run homer as the visiting Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 4-1 on Monday night to clinch a playoff spot.Skubal (10-7) allowed three hits — all singles — while striking out nine and walking one for Los Angeles (91-59), which earned a postseason berth for the 14th straight year and pulled within two games of the Milwaukee Brewers for the National League’s best record. Skubal is 2-0 with a 1.73 ERA in his last four starts.Nick Lodolo (3-5) threw seven innings of four-run, three-hit ball as he struck out four and walked four in his longest outing of the season. The left-hander’s personal winless stretch extended to eight starts in the loss.
Source: Japan Times
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