Cincinnati Reds vs Los Angeles Dodgers MLB Picks, Odds, Predictions 9/18/21

The Los Angeles Dodgers and Cincinnati Reds meet Saturday in MLB action at Great American Ball Park. The Dodgers look for a win after winning six of their last seven games. The Reds need a win after losing five of their last eight games.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have scored 14 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in six of their last nine games. The Dodgers have won five straight games when scoring four or more runs. Justin Turner leads the Dodgers with 135 hits and 81 RBI while Chris Taylor and Max Muncy have combined for 239 hits and 158 RBI. Max Scherzer gets the ball, and he is 14-4 with a 2.17 ERA and 219 strikeouts this season. Scherzer is 5-2 with a 2.09 ERA and 77 strikeouts in his career against the Reds.

The Cincinnati Reds have scored eight runs in their last three games and four or more runs in five of their last nine games. The Reds have split their last eight games when scoring four or more runs. Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with 149 hits and 82 RBI while Jesse Winker and Jonathan India have combined for 258 hits and 137 RBI. Sonny Gray gets the ball, and he is 7-7 with a 3.80 ERA and 141 strikeouts this season. Gray is 1-2 with a 2.18 ERA and 29 strikeouts in his career against the Dodgers.

The Dodgers are 49-14 in their last 63 during game 2 of a series and13-5 in their last 18 road games. The Reds are 3-8 in their last 11 during game 2 of a series and 1-4 in their last 5 overall. The under is 19-6-4 in Dodgers last 29 overall. The under is 7-2-1 in Reds last 10 overall. The Dodgers are 8-3 in the last 11 meetings in Cincinnati.

This game is important to the Reds who are fighting for a wild card spot and Gray has been solid all season. However, Scherzer is the hottest pitcher on the planet right now, allowing 10 hits and zero earned runs in his last 22 innings. Through 51 innings with the Dodgers, Scherzer has given up five earned runs. I don’t need to say anything else.