Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers

Los Angeles is in an unusual spot as it's trying to end a four-game skid although the Dodgers still comfortably lead the NL West. They will have Yoshinobu Yamamoto going today and he is 5-1 with a 3.17 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP and the Dodgers have won his past five starts, including 6-4 against Arizona on Monday when he allowed two runs on seven hits in 6 1/3 innings. Yamamoto has been especially effective on the road where he has allowed just four runs in 22 2/3 innings. Cincinnati has lost eight straight in the third game of a series and the Reds have lost their past four Sunday games. Brent Suter will start a bullpen game for the Reds, who have a 12-15 home record and they are still stuck in last place in the NL Central. Take the Dodgers as a Max Play.

Los Angeles looks to snap a rare three-game losing streak and Walker Buehler will make his fourth start of the year after shutting out the Reds on three hits in six innings last Saturday. Cincinnati hitters are a combined 6-for-35 with no homers against Buehler. The Reds have lost three of Hunter Greene's past four starts and the bullpen has been the culprit as Cincinnati is tied for last in the National League with eight saves. Greene is 0-2 with a 4.19 ERA at home compared to 2-0 and 1.85 on the road. Cincinnati is 0-7 following a win and 0-4 in Greene's past four home starts as an underdog. Los Angeles has won seven of eight against teams that scored at least five runs their previous game. Take the Dodgers.

James Paxton has revived his career with Los Angeles with a 5-0 record and an 2.84 ERA and the Dodgers have won seven of his eight starts this season. Paxton faced Cincinnati on Friday and allowed three runs in six innings in a 7-3 win and the Dodgers took three of four against the Reds, who have lost five of their past six games, including 6-4 in 10 innings to San Diego on Thursday. Graham Ashcraft has a 4.25 ERA and a 1.42 WHIP and the Reds have lost his past five starts, including 4-0 to the Dodgers on Saturday. Ashcraft has especially been awful at home where he has a 7.47 ERA and a .303 opponent batting average in three appearances. Cincinnati is 0-7 in Ashcraft's past seven starts as an underdog and the Reds have lost six straight versus left-handed starters. Take the Dodgers as a Max Play.