Clayton Kershaw pitched five innings of one-run ball, leading the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 6-3 victory over the Cincinnati Reds

Kershaw throws five innings of one-run ball and lowers his ERA for the month to 1.88 in a 6-3 win, as the Dodgers remain one game ahead of the second-place Padres in the NL West.

The Reds attacked immediately against Kershaw, as Spencer Steer led of the game with a double before Elly De La Cruz singled to put runners at the corners with one out. Miguel Andujar drove in the game’s first run on a groundout, but the Reds wouldn’t reach base against Kershaw for the rest of the night.

BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds looking to continue a five-game home winning streak. Los Angeles is 76-57 overall and 43-24 in home games. Dodgers hitters have a collective .330 on-base percentage, the second-ranked percentage in the NL.

The Dodgers' left-hander limits the Reds to one run in five innings and strikes out six as Dodgers win third in a row.

CINCINNATI -- When Dodgers center fielder Andy Pages hit his second home run to give the Dodgers a 3-0 lead in the bottom of the fifth Monday night, it felt like the game was completely out of reach for the Reds. It shouldn't feel that way at just 3-0. But that's how it feels with this Reds offense.

A grounder off the bat of Andy Pages in the Bottom of the 6th inning is going to get a lot of focus from those who follow the Cincinnati Reds religiously, and that’s fine. Said grounder went five-hole on Elly De La Cruz,

Emmet Sheehan holds the Cincinnati Reds to two hits over seven innings and Andy Pages homers twice to lead the Dodgers to a 7-0 victory.