Elly De La Cruz homers to the moon, Reds lose 4-1 to the Dodgers

The Dodgers defeated the Reds 4-1 behind Tarik Skubal's seven shutout innings and home runs from Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernandez. Elly De La Cruz provided Cincinnati's only run with a 457-foot solo homer in the ninth inning, extending his on-base streak to 21 games. Los Angeles won the series opener despite being outhit 4-3, taking advantage of six walks compared to just one for the Reds.

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