LA-Cincinnati: Strange Rally in Ninth Falls Short, Dodgers Lose 4-2

The Los Angeles Dodgers came into town riding high, but fell hard against the Cincinnati Reds in a 4-2 loss on Friday night.

The Dodgers (76-53) arrived in the Midwest having won two out of three games on the road in Colorado, but struggled to capitalize on scoring opportunities inning after inning on Homer Bailey and the Reds (56-71).

Manny Ramirez took a called strike-three with the bases loaded to end the game and stymie a late Dodgers’ rally in the opener of a three-game series.

The rally started when the Reds’ brought in Nick Masset for he ninth, but James Loney finally broke the shutout when he led with a long home run to right field, slimming the de...

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