In a pitcher’s duel between Sonny Gray and Max Scherzer on Saturday afternoon, it was the Cincinnati Reds’ defense that was the first to blink.
With the score tied in the fifth inning and a runner on second base, Mike Moustakas committed two errors on a single play, booting a ground ball and airmailing the throw. The Los Angeles Dodgers took a two-run lead on the next pitch, a two-run triple from Gavin Lux.
Gray allowed only two hits to the outfield in six innings, but that was enough to saddle him with four runs in the Reds’ 5-1 loss to the Dodgers in front of 29,861 fans.