All that's between the Reds and the 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline on Thursday are three key games against the superstar-laden Dodgers. But as they've often stressed as a club seeking a playoff berth, there was no looking ahead.

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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Cincinnati Reds center fielder TJ Friedl is on the paternity list, and has left the team ahead of the second game of a three-game series against the Los Angeles Dodgers to be with his wife in Las Vegas. Friedl's wife is expecting the couple's second child.

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.

Top Cincinnati Reds Trade Target Gets Good News After Injury Scare. Eugenio Suarez was hit by a pitch on Monday night

It's Tuesday, July 29 and the Dodgers (62-45) are in Cincinnati to take on the Reds (56-51). Tyler Glasnow is slated to take the mound for Los Angeles against Nick Lodolo for Cincinnati. Los Angels won the series opener,

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.