The Los Angeles Dodgers turned on the power to avoid a series sweep and return home tied for first place in the National League West for the start of a three-game series against the Cincinnati Reds beginning Monday.

Hunter Greene (5-3, 2.63 ERA, 0.93 WHIP, 91 strikeouts); Dodgers: Emmet Sheehan (4-2, 4.17 ERA, 1.24 WHIP, 44 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Dodgers -142, Reds +119; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Los Angeles Dodgers will try to keep their three-game home win streak alive when they take on the Cincinnati Reds.

Ohtani provided some extra insurance with a homer in the ninth inning. After missing one game due to a bruised thigh, Ohtani had a quiet weekend series versus the Padres -- his homer Sunday was his lone hit over 11 at-bats across the last three games.

Freddie Freeman homered in back-to-back innings, rookie Dalton Rushing hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the seventh and the Los Angeles Dodgers evened the NL West race once again with an 8-2 victo

The San Diego Padres and Los Angeles Dodgers exited Petco Park in lockstep and bid the other farewell for the rest of the season. Well, at least until October. The heated National League West rivals staged six games the past two weekends and played each other to a virtual standstill,