Chase Burns has reached some elite company in his first six starts in the majors. Burns became the second Cincinnati pitcher since 1900 with three straight games with at least 10 strikeouts on Monday night against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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The Cincinnati Reds are on a roll and now they have the Los Angeles Dodgers to face. On the mound for the Redlegs is Chase Burns whose workload is of top concer

The Dodgers are 3-6 since the All-Star break and dropped the past two games to the Red Sox. On the other hand, the Reds are on a four-game winning streak and 6-3 since the break.

MLB announced that the Speedway Classic, featuring the Atlanta Braves vs. the Cincinnati Reds, at Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, has already sold over 85,000 tickets. The game is set to surpass the previous regular-season game attendance record of 84,587, established on Sept. 12, 1954, when Cleveland Stadium hosted the New York Yankees.

The MLB Speedway Classic featuring the Atlanta Braves and Cincinnati Reds at Bristol Motor Speedway could end up having over 85,000 fans in attendance.

The Atlanta Braves and Cincinnatti Reds will clash at the MLB Speedway Classic at the Bristol Motor Speedway in Tennessee, making it the first ever MLB game to played in the state. But even more history is on the way.

Shohei Ohtani extended his hitting streak to nine games with a two-run double in the fifth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-2 on Monday night. Dodgers' right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (9-7) went seven innings for the fifth time this season and struck out nine while Teoscar Hernández had two hits and drove in a pair of runs.

Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani (17) stands by in the dugout before the first inning of the MLB National League game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Great American Ball Park in downtown Cincinnati on Monday,

With Scott Barlow pitching in the seventh inning, the Dodgers tacked on insurance to make it 5-1. Mookie Betts and Ohtani were driven in by Teoscar Hernandez and Freddie Freeman.

The Reds are a season-best six games over .500, just one game behind the Padres for the third spot in the NL wild-card race.

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