Major League Baseball
LA Dodgers 3, Cincinnati 2
When: 9:10 PM ET, Saturday, July 29, 2023
Where: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California
Temperature: 82°
Umpires: Home - Hunter Wendelstedt, 1B - John Tumpane, 2B - Paul Clemons, 3B - Marvin Hudson
Attendance: 51015

Max Muncy hit a pair home runs for Los Angeles' only two hits and right-hander Joe Kelly stranded the bases loaded in his return to the Dodgers in a 3-2 victory over the visiting Cincinnati Reds on Saturday.

Rookie right-hander Emmet Sheehan gave up two hits over five scoreless innings as the National League West-leading Dodgers won for just the second time in five games of their current homestand. Right-hander Evan Phillips recorded the final four outs for his 13th save.

Reds right-hander Luke Weaver (2-3) gave up the two Muncy home runs and was effective over six innings, with two walks and two strikeouts, after he entered with a 9.41 ERA over his previous nine starts.

Cincinnati rookie Elly De La Cruz doubled and scored a run as the Reds still maintained a winning record over the Dodgers this season at 3-2 despite the loss. De La Cruz flied out to left field to end the game with the tying run on base.

The Dodgers jumped in front 2-0 in the first inning on Muncy's two-out home run to right-center field, bringing home Freddie Freeman, who reached base on a fielder's choice after David Peralta reached on an error by Spencer Steer at third base.

The Reds got to left-hander Caleb Ferguson in the sixth inning, scoring their first run of the frame on a sacrifice fly by Kevin Newman to score De La Cruz, who doubled and went to third on a TJ Friedl single. Steer followed with an RBI single to tie the game, and Joey Votto walked.

Kelly, whom the Dodgers reacquired in a trade with the Chicago White Sox on Friday, came on for Ferguson but walked Christian Encarnacion-Strand to load the bases. Kelly (2-5) got out of the jam by striking out Will Benson on a 99-mph fastball.

Muncy gave the Dodgers a 3-2 lead in the bottom of the sixth with his second home run of the game and 27th of the season on a drive to right field.

Dodgers leadoff hitter Mookie Betts was a late scratch with a sore right ankle.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
Starting Pitchers
Cincinnati   LA Dodgers
Luke Weaver Player Emmet Sheehan
Loss W/L No Decision
6.0 IP 5.0
2 Strikeouts 5
2 Hits 2
1.50 ERA 0.00
Hitting
Cincinnati   LA Dodgers
Tyler Stephenson Player Max Muncy
1 Hits 2
0 RBI 3
0 HR 2
1 TB 8
1.000 Avg .667
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Hits HR TB Avg LOB K RBI BB SB Errors
Cincinnati 6 0 8 .182 15 9 2 3 0 1
LA Dodgers 2 2 8 .074 5 5 3 2 0 1