Updated
Updated · True Blue LA · Sep 17
Dodgers Clinch 5th Straight NL West Title With 8-2 Rout of Reds
Updated
Updated · True Blue LA · Sep 17

Dodgers Clinch 5th Straight NL West Title With 8-2 Rout of Reds

3 articles · Updated · True Blue LA · Sep 17

Summary

  • Los Angeles wrapped up the NL West on Thursday by overpowering Cincinnati 8-2, securing a fifth straight division title and its 13th in 14 seasons.
  • Kyle Tucker drove the early knockout blow with a two-run homer and RBI double as the Dodgers scored multiple runs in three of the first four innings against Brady Singer.
  • Singer lasted 3.1 innings and was charged with 7 runs, 9 hits and 4 walks, while Justin Wrobleski opened with 3 perfect innings before Landon Knack covered 4 innings for the win.
  • The 93-60 Dodgers, two-time defending World Series champions, are still chasing postseason positioning and entered the day four games ahead of Atlanta for the NL's second seed.

Insights

With a historic three-peat on the line, can the battered Dodgers rotation survive October without their traditional aces?
Will securing an early division crown give Los Angeles the rest they need, or destroy their momentum before the playoffs?