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