The Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers are playing in LA on Tuesday night and the game starts at 10:10 pm ET at Dodger Stadium for the National League game and the pitching matchup has Zack Greinke on the mound after Josh Beckett threw a no hitter and Hyun-Jin Ryu nearly had a perfect game and the matchup will be streaming online from MLB.com.
The Dodgers have been pitching lights out as of late and they have a 2.21 ERA while losing just two of seven games and they come in after winning against the Reds on Monday. Ryu had a perfect game going through seven innings before it fell apart and the team ended up hanging on for a 4-3 win and now the big pitching matchup will come on Wednesday, as Homer Bailey and Clayton Kershaw will face off and both are pitching well coming in. Greinke is 7-1 this season with a sub 3.00 ERA and he has continued to pitch well for the Dodgers and he now comes in after two great performances. The Reds come into the game fourth in the NL Central after a slow start to the season and they are just 22-27 after making the playoffs last year and they are chasing the Brewers and Cardinals in the division.
The Reds come into the game struggling on offense and they are ranked 29th in the league in runs and 23rd in batting average, while they are 24th in on base and 23rd in slugging percentage through 50-ish games. The Reds are ranked 12th in the league in ERA this season and their pitching has given the team a chance, especially Johnny Cueto and the team is fourth in quality starts and BAA, while the team is eighth in WHIP.
The Dodgers are hitting the ball very well and they are ranked in the top 10 in all major categories and they are eighth in runs and batting average as well as on base percentage and they are sixth in slugging percentage. The pitching has been very good as well, with the team ranked eighth in ERA and sixth in quality starts while the team is also 14th in WHIP and 13th in BAA this season. The Dodgers are 28-24 this season and Greinke comes in pitching very well at home, going 3-0 at Dodger Stadium this season already and that could give him a boost on Tuesday night.
