This is a 7* on LA DODGERS

The Dodgers have dropped seven of nine, including three straight. They are 0-2 against the Reds and trying to avoid a sweep this afternoon. It’s their first three game losing streak of the season. Before anyone declares that “the sky is falling,” we will remind you of the fact that Dodger Blue still has the best run differential in all of MLB. They started 13-3 and the defending World Series Champs are considered favorites to repeat for a season. They are loaded with talent. Though the Reds also got off to a hot start this year, they’d dropped seven in a row coming into this series. The difference for us in this game lies in the starting pitching matchup where Clayton Kershaw goes for the Dodgers against Sonny Gray for the Reds. Kershaw had a rough first start (in Colorado), but has since settled down with four consecutive quality efforts. He’s allowed a total of four runs in 26 innings. Gray has only started two games for the Reds in 2021 and he has a 7.87 ERA and 2.13 WHIP after getting tagged for five runs in 3 ⅔ innings at St. Louis last week. The last time the Dodgers lost three in a row was August of 2019. We don’t see this losing streak continuing. Play on LA DODGERS

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