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Blake Snell Sets Tone as Dodgers Take Wild Card Game 1 Over Reds

The left-hander worked seven innings with nine strikeouts following an injury-shortened season.

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - SEPTEMBER 30: Blake Snell #7 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to Elly De La Cruz #44 of the Cincinnati Reds being called safe at first base during the seventh inning in game one of the National League Wild Card Series at Dodger Stadium on September 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)
Los Angeles Dodgers starting pitcher Blake Snell (7) warms up before the first inning of the MLB National League Wild Card Game 1 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. The Dodgers won game 1 of the series, 10-5. © Sam Greene/The Enquirer / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Overview

  • Snell allowed two earned runs over seven innings in the NL Wild Card Series opener, giving Los Angeles a 1-0 lead over Cincinnati.
  • He recorded nine strikeouts, tying his postseason career high, leaning on a changeup with varied velocity that Reds manager Terry Francona said disrupted hitters.
  • After missing about four months with shoulder inflammation, Snell entered October with a 2.35 ERA and 72 strikeouts in 61.1 innings across 11 regular-season starts.
  • Signed to a five-year, $182 million deal last offseason, Snell anchors a three-man postseason rotation with Shohei Ohtani and Yoshinobu Yamamoto, with Tyler Glasnow expected to work from the bullpen.
  • Yoshinobu Yamamoto is slated to start Game 2 at Dodger Stadium, and Snell described pitching before the home crowd as "awesome."