Justin Turner and Jimmy Rollins slugged two-run homers as the Dodgers snapped a five-game losing streak Tuesday night with a 5-1 win over the Reds at Great American Ball Park.
With the victory, the Dodgers extended their National League West lead to 2 1/2 games after the Giants lost to the Cubs, 8-5.
Rollins and Yasiel Puig opened the game with back-to-back doubles off Reds starter John Lamb for the Dodgers’ first run. Turner’s one-out homer in the third inning, his 15th, followed a double by Adrian Gonzalez. Rollins homered off reliever Ryan Mattheus in the sixth, his 13th.
The Reds, who have lost 10 of 11, scored a two-out run in the sixth with a single off winning starter Alex Wood (9-8) and the second double of the game by Todd Frazier, this one off reliever Chris Hatcher.
“Honestly, I waited a hitter too long,” manager Don Mattingly said of removing Wood with a shutout. “Todd’s first two times up he was right on the pitches. This was more about his swings and the respect we have for him. He wasn’t going to get Frazier again. I didn’t feel he had enough to get back through Frazier again.”
Hatcher was the first of five Dodgers relievers who finished up the final 3 1/3 innings without being charged for a run, although Juan Nicasio returned from the disabled list and loaded the bases with two outs in the eighth. Luis Avilan came on to strike out Jay Bruce and put down that threat.
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