Bob Harvey
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The Dodgers look to snap a season high-tying five-game losing streak Tuesday night when they open a three-game road series against the Reds. Though they’re in second place in the weak NL West, the Dodgers (31-38) have yet to perform like a team bound for the postseason. They’ve lost 17 of 23 games since May 23, including their last five by a combined 35-12 to fall a season-worst seven games below .500. The Reds (33-38) haven’t fared much better than the Dodgers lately, losing nine of their last 14 and getting shut out three times in that stretch. They were held to six hits in a 9-0 loss to Boston on Sunday. Cincinnati could struggle again tonight against Chad Billingsley whose last win came against the Reds on May 20. Billingsley, who grew up in Defiance, Ohio, pitched seven scoreless innings in that 4-1 victory, improving to 1-1 with a 0.68 ERA in three career games - two starts - against Cincinnati. The Dodgers are winless in Billingsley’s last four starts, in part because they’ve given the right-hander six total runs of support in those games. Cincinnati will counter with rookie Johnny Cueto who is making his second start against the Dodgers. He allowed four runs - two earned - in five innings of a 5-2 loss May 21. These teams aren’t scoring much lately and there past series meetings have produced low numbers as well. I say the young guns- Billingsley and Cueto-will keep the bats in check tonight.<o></o>
Take #901 LA Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds UNDER 9. (Tuesday, June 17, 7:10 pm). EST<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com
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></o>The Dodgers look to snap a season high-tying five-game losing streak Tuesday night when they open a three-game road series against the Reds. Though they’re in second place in the weak NL West, the Dodgers (31-38) have yet to perform like a team bound for the postseason. They’ve lost 17 of 23 games since May 23, including their last five by a combined 35-12 to fall a season-worst seven games below .500. The Reds (33-38) haven’t fared much better than the Dodgers lately, losing nine of their last 14 and getting shut out three times in that stretch. They were held to six hits in a 9-0 loss to Boston on Sunday. Cincinnati could struggle again tonight against Chad Billingsley whose last win came against the Reds on May 20. Billingsley, who grew up in Defiance, Ohio, pitched seven scoreless innings in that 4-1 victory, improving to 1-1 with a 0.68 ERA in three career games - two starts - against Cincinnati. The Dodgers are winless in Billingsley’s last four starts, in part because they’ve given the right-hander six total runs of support in those games. Cincinnati will counter with rookie Johnny Cueto who is making his second start against the Dodgers. He allowed four runs - two earned - in five innings of a 5-2 loss May 21. These teams aren’t scoring much lately and there past series meetings have produced low numbers as well. I say the young guns- Billingsley and Cueto-will keep the bats in check tonight.<o
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