10 big numbers behind Cincinnati Reds rout of Los Angeles Dodgers in series opener
LOS ANGELES – The Cincinnati Reds’ series-opening 7-2 shocker of the Los Angeles Dodgers on Thursday night, by the numbers:
2 – Wins in the last 14 games for the Reds before this one.
7 – Pitchers used by the Reds in the bullpen-day performance that included eight shutout innings (two hits allowed) until the ninth.
3 – Batters faced by opener Brent Suter, who got Mookie Betts to ground out, walked Shohei Ohtani and got Freddie Freeman to line out. Emilio Pagán took over to retire the next batter and face the first three hitters in the second.
5 – Scoreless innings pitched by Nick Martinez, the Reds’ bulk pitcher in this one, who allowed only one batter, Teoscar Hernandez, to reach, on an infield hit. “It was pretty exciting to see what he could do against that lineup,” manager David Bell said.
7 – Consecutive scoreless outings against the Dodgers for Martinez, who last allowed a run against them while pitching for San Diego in 2022.
22 – Dodgers’ franchise-record streak of consecutive games allowing four or fewer runs snapped.
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53,527 – Attendance for Shohei Ohtani bobblehead night, the largest crowd for a game in the majors this year, and the largest at Dodger Stadium since 2019. “I love it. I like playing with a lot of fans,” Elly De La Cruz said.
4 – Career high stolen bases by De La Cruz, who stole second twice, third twice and missed tying the Reds franchise record with a fifth when he was thrown out by inches trying for second in the seventh. “I tried,” he said. The four steals in a game were most by a Red since Billy Hamilton in 2016.
4 – Career-high-matching hits for De La Cruz, who reached all five trips (including a walk). The last time he did it was July 30. At Dodger Stadium. “This is my city,” he said.
30 – Stolen bases for De La Cruz through 44 games, the majors’ first player with that many through 44 games since Kenny Lofton in 1996. He’s on pace for 110, which would be the first since Vince Coleman stole 110 in 1985. “I don’t think about (numbers),” he said. “I just go out there and have fun, and play hard every time.”
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