Walker Buehler was sailing through the best start of his young career before running into trouble in a two-run sixth inning that led to a 4-1 victory for the last-place Cincinnati Reds over the Los Angeles Dodgers. The win extended the Reds’ winning streak to three games.
Buehler stranded a pair of runners in the first inning after allowing back-to-back two-out singles to Joey Votto and Scooter Gennett. They later factored heavily into Buehler’s demise in the sixth inning.
Votto worked a seven-pitch at-bat that ended with a base hit to keep the inning alive. Gennett then landed the knockout punch by driving a go-ahead two-run double over Joc Pederson’s head in center field.