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.

When the Reds and Angels met in Anaheim in August 2023, Elly De La Cruz poked Shohei Ohtani, as if to see if he was real.

Will the REAL Cincinnati Reds Please Stand Up. If the Reds are true contenders, this series against the Dodgers will tell us just how legitimate of contenders they really are.

BOTTOM LINE: The Cincinnati Reds host the Los Angeles Dodgers looking to continue a five-game home winning streak. Cincinnati is 31-22 in home games and 56-50 overall. Reds hitters have a collective .393 slugging percentage to rank seventh in the NL.

The Cincinnati Reds were right to be concerned about Carson Spiers, who is likely heading for surgery and will miss the rest of this season, and more.

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 concern. Burns is in his first professional season.