Muncy’s fifth multi-homer game of 2023 gave him 27 home runs for the season, matching Mookie Betts for the team lead and more than all but four major league hitters. It allowed the Dodgers (59-44) …
― The Dodgers mustered only two hits against a pitcher who awoke Saturday with an ERA above 7. They failed to collect a hit with a runner in scoring position because they never had a runner in scoring position to begin with.
The Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds anyway, 3-2, before an announced crowd of 51,015 at Dodger Stadium. The two hits added up to 771 feet of home runs for Max Muncy ― a two-run shot in the first inning and a solo shot in the sixth against Luke Weaver (2-3).
Muncy’s fifth multi-homer game of 2023 gave him 27 home runs for the season, matching Mookie Betts for the team lead and more than all but four major league hitters. It allowed the Dodgers (59-44) to maintain their three-game lead on the second-place San Francisco Giants in the National League West.
In his Dodger return, Joe Kelly (2-5) was credited with the victory after striking out Will Benson with the bases loaded in the sixth inning. The Reds (57-49) went 2 for 10 with runners in scoring position and left eight runners on base.
