For the baseball lifers who were lucky enough to witness the greatness that was the Big Red Machine during the 1970s, there’s not a team on the Cincinnati Reds schedule that draws a scowl like that of the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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.