Neither starting pitcher made it past the fourth inning on Monday night, and that proved more problematic for the Los Angeles Dodgers in a 10-6 loss to the Cincinnati Reds in which they fell even through the first four games of their road trip.
Pushing Alex Wood back one day didn’t net desired results as he was ineffective early and hurt by sloppy play once he did manage to settle in some. Wood’s troubles began on a walk and hit by pitch, which were followed by Joey Votto’s two-run double.
Scooter Gennett added an RBI single, and when Wood induced a routine grounder that would’ve ended the inning, Manny Machado’s low throw got by David Freese and allowed another run to score.