Overview

• Los Angeles closed out Cincinnati 8-4 to complete a 2-0 wild-card sweep and extend its run of Division Series appearances to 13 straight seasons.
• Manager Dave Roberts confirmed Shohei Ohtani will start Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, his first postseason start as a pitcher.
• Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings in Game 2 and Mookie Betts delivered three doubles and three RBIs to power the Dodgers’ clincher.
• Detroit advanced by beating Cleveland 6-3 in Game 3, sparked by Dillon Dingler’s go-ahead homer and Wenceel Pérez’s two-run single in a four-run seventh.
• The Tigers open the ALDS in Seattle on Saturday, while other wild-card series reached winner-take-all finales Thursday with broadcast windows set across FOX, ESPN/Disney+ and Caliente TV.