The Cincinnati Reds play the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, September 9 at 10:10 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium. Rhett Lowder starts for Cincinnati against Yoshinobu Yamamoto for Los Angeles, with the Dodgers up 2-0 in the series after a 3-2 win on Tuesday.
| First pitch | Wednesday, September 9, 10:10 p.m. ET (7:10 PT) |
| TV | SportsNet LA (Dodgers market), Reds.TV (Cincinnati market), MLB.TV out of market |
| Reds starter | Rhett Lowder, RHP (6-9) |
| Dodgers starter | Yoshinobu Yamamoto, RHP (12-8) |
| Records | Reds 69-76, Dodgers 88-57 |
| Series | Dodgers lead 2-0 after Tuesday’s 3-2 win |
What Time Is Reds vs. Dodgers and What Channel?
10:10 p.m. ET, 7:10 local in Los Angeles. SportsNet LA has it in the Dodgers market, Reds.TV carries it in Cincinnati, and MLB.TV covers everyone else. It is the last game to finish on the Wednesday slate.
Yamamoto Against a Team That Cannot Score
Yoshinobu Yamamoto is 12-8 and gets a Cincinnati lineup that has scored 610 runs this season, the fewest of any team in the National League Central and one of the lowest totals in the league. The Reds managed two runs off Tarik Skubal on Tuesday and lost by one.
Rhett Lowder counters at 6-9. Cincinnati has been getting starts like this all year without the offense to back them up, which is most of the story of a 69-76 season.
What It Means for the Race
Los Angeles at 88-57 has the NL West effectively wrapped, leading Arizona by 10 and a half. What is still live is the top seed in the National League. Milwaukee sits a game and a half ahead at 90-56, and the bye that comes with the No. 1 spot is worth chasing into the final two weeks.
Cincinnati at 69-76 is 20 and a half games back in the Central and out of the wild card picture. These last few weeks are about evaluating arms like Lowder for next spring.
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The Bottom Line
10:10 p.m. ET Wednesday at Dodger Stadium. Yamamoto against Rhett Lowder, with the Dodgers going for the sweep and chasing Milwaukee for the best record in the National League.