Hardly sure the Reds have the special mindset needed to cope with the Dodgers; unfortunately for Cincy, it looks intimidated by the Blue...and that won't work to keep this series alive beyond tonight. Terry Francona also crossing his fingers with starter Zack Littell, who could only spin a 4.91 ERA in September, though Cincy did win in his last four starts. If the Reds can force a Game 3 on Thursday it will be Andrew Abbott on the hill. Note that Yoshinobu Yamamoto is off of a stellar September for the Blue when spinning an 0.67 ERA in four starts. The Reds have their hands full to stay in this series. Play Dodgers on Run Line

Not much to like on the Reds side from the offense to the bullpen, they lack a lot vs. the Dodgers. But maybe their largest mismatch in this series is the starting pitching, and rolling out Zach Littell against these LA bats is only happening because of the Lodolo "injury." It sounds like Littell may last a few innings before Lodolo or the other bullpen arms come in to match up with these Dodgers bigger bats near the top of the order. Regardless, as Matt Snyder said this morning on Early Edge, this is really just a men against boys type series and I don't have confidence the Reds can keep it close.