The Los Angeles Dodgers head to Cincinnati to face the Reds in their series opener on Monday at the Great American Ball Park.

Chase Burns has reached some elite company in his first six starts in the majors. However, the Reds rookie right-hander is still seeking his first big-league win.

The Reds’ rotation has been its biggest strength this season, but instead of just adding to the bullpen, the team was looking at fortifying its bullpen from within, moving a starter — or two, depending on the status of Hunter Greene — to the bullpen, while adding to the back of the rotation.

The Reds had the bases loaded in the bottom of the first, but they could only come away with one run. They squandered other chances early in the game to take the lead, before the Dodgers ultimately got the big hits in the mid-to-late innings to put the game out of reach.

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Bristol Motor Speedway will host the highest attendance for a single game in MLB history when the Braves face the Reds on Aug. 2 at the unique venue.

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Chase Burns is the 14th MLB pitcher with at least 45 strikeouts through 6 career starts since 1901, joining: Paul Skenes Freddy Peralta Masahiro Tanaka Hyun-Jin Ryu Stephen Strasburg Felix Hernandez Mark Prior Kerry Wood Hideo Nomo Al Leiter Jose DeLeon Gary Nolan Herb Score