Game result and context
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Cincinnati Reds 14-1, division leaders' magic number at 6
A six-run fourth inning broke the game open as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Cincinnati Reds 14-1. Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 over 7.0 innings, Enrique Hernández drove in 4, and the first-place Dodgers improved to 89-57 with a magic number of 6. The Reds fell to 69-77.
Final result
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 14-1 on September 9, 2026, at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium before a crowd of 45,252.
Los Angeles improved to 89-57. Cincinnati dropped to 69-77. The game closed a three-game regular-season series.
How the game changed
The Dodgers had already built an early cushion with a run in the second and two more in the third, the latter on a two-run home run by Mookie Betts. Elly De La Cruz answered with a solo homer in the top of the fourth for the only Cincinnati run.
The reply was decisive. Los Angeles sent six runs across in the bottom of the fourth, and the game was out of reach from there.
The Dodgers kept adding on. Max Muncy hit a two-run homer in a two-run sixth, Enrique Hernández did the same in a two-run seventh, and Kyle Tucker added a solo shot in the eighth. Los Angeles finished with 4 home runs to 1 for Cincinnati.
Key performances
Yoshinobu Yamamoto handled the Reds, allowing 1 earned run over 7.0 innings with 10 strikeouts. He earned the win and is now 13-8.
Enrique Hernández led the offense with 2 hits in 4 at-bats, 2 runs, a home run and 4 RBI. Mookie Betts had 3 hits in 5 at-bats, scored 3 times and drove in 2. Kyle Tucker added 3 hits in 5 at-bats with 2 runs and an RBI, and Max Muncy's lone hit was a home run that drove in 2.
For Cincinnati, Elly De La Cruz had 1 hit in 3 at-bats, a home run that accounted for the team's only run.
Season and playoff context
The Dodgers sit first in their division at 89-57, a .610 winning percentage, and their magic number stands at 6.
The Reds are fifth in their division, 21.5 games back, and have been eliminated from the division race. At 69-77, they rank eighth in the wild-card standings, 9.0 games back, with a wild-card elimination number of 6.
Series context
This was game 3 of a three-game regular-season series between the clubs. It was not a postseason game.