Cincinnati Reds Fall to Dodgers as David Holmberg Allows 3 HRs

L.A. maintained a 2 1/2-game lead over the San Francisco Giants in the National League West.

Frazier, who won last month’s All-Star Home Run Derby by beating the Dodgers’ Joc Pederson with his final swing, gave the Reds a 2-0 lead in the first with a first-pitch drive over the fence in right-centre after a two-out single by Joey Votto. Because of DeSclafani’s poise and control on the mound, manager Bryan Price holds him up as an example for David Holmberg, Raisel Iglesias, Keyvius Sampson and John Lamb. “And the offense was tremendous today”. The rookie center fielder was inserted back into the eight-hole a couple weeks ago and his hit three home runs since being back at the end of the lineup.

When Zack Greinke signed a six-year, $147 million deal with the Dodgers prior to the 2013 season, there was included in the deal an opt-out option for him after 2015.

Of his 18 outs Saturday, Anderson recorded 14 via ground balls, three on strikeouts and just one flyout. After tossing 45 2/3 scoreless innings, considering ten earned runs crossing the plate over the last five outings as struggling could be understandable. Javier got in position to try to make the catch and jumped for the ball, but he came up empty. Obviously he gives up the homer. Pedersen propelled a 94 miles per hour fastball from Cincinnati Reds RHP Anthony DeSclafani about halfway up the center-field bleacher in the bottom of the fifth inning. But from that point, he kind of recovered. I thought it has to be mechanics. That’s what he’s been doing for us.

The crowd of 46,807 delighted in the Dodgers’ power surge. The veteran shortstop has hits in 15 of his past 17 games and is batting.

Angels pitcher C.J. Wilson will have season-ending surgery to remove bone spurs in his ailing left elbow, a significant blow to his club’s playoff aspirations. Two batters later Marlon Byrd plated Frazier on a sacrifice fly as he scored just ahead of the throw by right fielder Yasiel Puig. He’s not as vulnerable as the other guys who get emotional in the middle innings.

Shaw had a two-run and solo shot, and Castillo’s was a two-run homer in Boston’s highest run total of the season. He left after Chase Headley’s RBI double and Beltran then greeted reliever Aaron Sanchez (6-5) with a pinch-hit, three-run homer.

“I’ve always been an every day player and at the beginning of the year it took me a little while to get used to my role”, Hernandez said. “It was about everyone hitting and everyone contributing”. And if his performance in a 2-1 victory over the Cincinnati Reds was any indication, he remains solidly entrenched as the team’s top hitting pitcher.

“I like to play”.

“Who cares?” Latos said about the opponent. Now I’m a firm believer that it was mental. “I got to worry about what I got here”. “It’s why I am here”.

Detroit slugger Miguel Cabrera returned from a six-week stint on the disabled list. The right-hander struck out three and walked one in winning his second straight.

Lamb allowed five runs and eight hits in six innings.