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The Dodgers have averaged just 3.6 runs per game over their past 16 games and are just 8-8 over that stretch after the latest loss in Cincinnati.
Spencer Steer and Will Benson homered, Hunter Greene pitched six innings of one-run ball and the Cincinnati Reds dealt the Los Angeles Dodgers a season-high fourth straight loss, securing the weekend series with a 3-1 victory Saturday night.
Santiago Espinal hit a two-run homer while pinch hitting in the seventh inning and the Cincinnati Reds held on to beat the sliding Chicago Cubs 5-4 on Friday.
Means returned from Tommy John surgery late last season, while Wells has only made three starts this season.
Espinal, who entered hitting just .195, batted for Will Benson