Ryu ‘locked in,’ extends streak

CINCINNATI — HyunJin Ryu’s shutout streak rolls on.

Ryu blanked the Reds over seven innings to extend his major leagueleading streak to 31, Cody Bellinger hit his 17th homer and the Dodgers beat the Reds 8-3 on Sunday.

“He’s just locked in right now,” manager Dave Roberts said of his starting pitcher. “It’s fun to watch. He’s healthy. ... Conditions ... situations don’t matter.”

Ryu (6-1) had baserunners in each of his first five innings, but none of them got past second base and he retired his last eight batters. Ryu allowed five hits with one walk and five strikeouts and lowered his ERA to a National Leaguebest 1.52 for the season.

“I wasn’t crisp, especially early,” Ryu said. “There was a lot of traffic out there. I was able to execute the right pitches at the right time.”

Alex Verdugo drove in three runs and Russell Martin added a solo homer for the Dodgers.

Verdugo’s RBI double gave the Dodgers a 1-0 lead in the second inning and they added a run in the third on a fielder’s choice.

Reds right fielder Yasiel Puig hit the wall while making a catch with the bases loaded to end the sixth. He batted in the seventh before leaving the game with what manager David Bell said was a sprained right shoulder.

Bellinger, who’s second in the NL in home runs behind the Brewers’ Christian Yelich, smacked lefthanded relief pitcher Wandy Peralta’s first pitch deep to center field, where it glanced off the glove of the leaping Nick Senzel and over the fence for a two-run homer.