Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds Prediction, 9/15/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Cincinnati Reds

Date: Tuesday, September 15, 2026

Location: Great American Ball Park in Cincinnati, OH

TV: Reds.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Los Angeles (-130) Cincinnati (+110)

The Cincinnati Reds (70-79) will play the Los Angeles Dodgers (90-59) at Great American Ball Park on Tuesday. The moneyline on this matchup has the Dodgers at -130 and the Reds are coming in at +110. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The pitchers expected to start will be Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Rhett Lowder.

The Dodgers have hit 244 doubles as a team and have hit 184 baseballs out of the stadium. Los Angeles has a slugging rate of .422 and have struck out 1,172 times, while being walked on 572 occasions. As a squad, the Los Angeles Dodgers are compiling 5.0 runs per outing, which has them sitting at 4th in MLB. They have earned 697 RBI's in addition to 1,282 hits on the season, while their team batting average comes in at .256. They have accumulated 741 runs scored and have an OBP of .337.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.01 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.17. Dodgers pitchers have conceded 165 home runs and 571 runs in total (2nd in the league). Los Angeles has surrendered 1,082 hits (7.4 per 9 innings) as well as 539 earned runs. The Dodgers have compiled a team earned run average of 3.68 so far this year (6th in the league), and their staff has rung up 1,376 hitters. They have walked 457 players from the other team and their FIP comes in at 3.83 as a squad so far this year.

The Dodgers have sent 488 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers have inherited 175 base runners for the season with 34.9% of those runners ended up crossing the plate. The relievers have notched 95 holds so far this season (7th in MLB). Dodgers pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 109 times in addition to having 161 appearances in high leverage situations. They have accumulated 43 saves this year and have blown 21 out of their 64 chances to get a save. The Dodgers bullpen have a save rate of 67.2% and have stepped onto the mound in 160 save situations.

The Los Angeles Dodgers have a total of 3,956 putouts this season, as well as 1,196 assists and 59 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .989 which has them ranked 3rd in the majors, and have a total of 83 double plays. The Dodgers have turned 72.0% of balls in play into outs out of 11,868 innings, which has them sitting at 2nd in baseball.

Yamamoto has thrown 435 innings and is sitting with 477 K's in his career. Yamamoto (32-18 career mark) holds a FIP of 2.61 while he has faced 1,710 hitters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 2.65 (128 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 0.974. He has given up 304 base knocks (6.3 hits per 9 innings) with 120 free passes.

The Reds hold a team SLG% of .397 and they average 4.19 runs per contest (25th in baseball). They have recorded 209 doubles, while walking 528 times and notching 624 runs. Cincinnati has compiled 199 home runs this year and 596 RBIs. They have struck out on 1,423 instances (1st in MLB) and have tallied 1,141 hits. The Cincinnati Reds have tallied an OBP of .308 in addition to a batting average of .230 over the course of the season.

The Reds have a WHIP of 1.448 with a FIP of 4.78 as a pitching staff so far this season. They sit at 25th in baseball as a pitching staff in total hits relinquished with 1,295. The Cincinnati pitching staff have surrendered 769 runs this year while having an ERA of 4.88 (715 earned runs given up). Their strikeout to walk ratio comes in at 8.20 (1,207 strikeouts vs 613 bases on balls). They have surrendered 197 homers and they concede 5.25 runs per 9 innings (28th in the league).

They rank 14th in the league with a save rate of 64.5%, and they have sent 530 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. Their relievers have taken the field 178 times in high leverage situations in addition to 157 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 147 save situations, the Reds have compiled 82 holds in addition to 22 blown saves. Cincinnati has called on bullpen pitchers to step onto the mound in 62 save chances and they have come away with 40 saves. Cincinnati relievers have an inherited score percentage of 27.8% out of their 234 inherited runners.

The Cincinnati Reds have gotten 102 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .983 (22nd in the majors). The Reds have recorded 1,192 assists, 87 errors and have a total of 3,954 putouts on the season. Out of their 11,862 innings played, the Reds are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 69.3% (21st in MLB).

During his career, Lowder has surrendered 158 hits while accumulating 116 strikeouts in 149 innings. He has allowed a total of 81 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.480 and being the owner of a FIP of 4.8. He has a K/BB ratio of 1.84 and he has faced 669 batters in his career. Lowder (8-12 career win-loss record) has a 4.88 earned run average while giving up 9.5 hits per nine innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles (-130)

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