Cincinnati's Winker puts 11-game hit streak on the line against Dodgers

Updated Apr. 27, 2021 3:20 a.m. ET

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Cincinnati Reds (10-12, fifth in the NL Central) vs. Los Angeles Dodgers (15-8, first in the NL West)

Los Angeles; Tuesday, 10:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Reds: Jeff Hoffman (2-1, 2.66 ERA, 1.28 WHIP, 16 strikeouts) Dodgers: Walker Buehler (1-0, 2.16 ERA, .88 WHIP, 21 strikeouts)

LINE: Dodgers -232, Reds +194; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds travel to face the Los Angeles Dodgers on Tuesday.

The Dodgers are 7-4 in home games in 2020. Los Angeles' team on-base percentage of .339 is third in the MLB. Max Muncy leads the club with an OBP of .440.

The Reds are 3-7 on the road. Cincinnati's team on-base percentage of .323 is sixth in the league. Jesse Winker leads the lineup with an OBP of .432.

The Reds won the last meeting 5-3. Tejay Antone notched his first victory and Winker went 2-for-5 with a home run and two RBIs for Cincinnati. Kenley Jansen registered his first loss for Los Angeles.

TOP PERFORMERS: Justin Turner leads the Dodgers with five home runs and has 19 RBIs.

Nick Castellanos leads the Reds with seven home runs and has 15 RBIs.

LAST 10 GAMES: Dodgers: 4-6, .185 batting average, 3.06 ERA, outscored by four runs

Reds: 3-7, .227 batting average, 4.45 ERA, outscored by six runs

INJURIES: Dodgers: David Price: (hamstring), Corey Knebel: (lat), Joe Kelly: (shoulder), Tommy Kahnle: (tommy john surgery), Tony Gonsolin: (shoulder), Caleb Ferguson: (elbow), Cody Bellinger: (calf), Zach McKinstry: (back).

Reds: Michael Lorenzen: (shoulder), Brandon Bailey: (elbow), Aristides Aquino: (hand), Shogo Akiyama: (hamstring), Mike Moustakas: (undisclosed).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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Nick Castellanos

David Price

Shogo Akiyama

Tejay Antone

Mike Moustakas

Walker Buehler

Caleb Ferguson

Joe Kelly

Justin Turner

Corey Knebel

Michael Lorenzen

Tony Gonsolin

Max Muncy

Zach McKinstry

Kenley Jansen

Cody Bellinger

Aristides Aquino

Brandon Bailey

Jesse Winker

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