Overview
- Los Angeles closed out Cincinnati 8-4 to complete a Wild Card sweep and advance to the NL Division Series for the 13th straight season.
- Manager Dave Roberts confirmed Shohei Ohtani will start Game 1 on Saturday at Citizens Bank Park, marking his postseason pitching debut.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto steadied Game 2 with 6 2/3 innings, four hits allowed and nine strikeouts, while Mookie Betts delivered three doubles and three RBIs.
- Reds rookie Sal Stewart drove in two early runs but a throwing error in the sixth opened the door for a four-run Dodgers inning after Cincinnati stranded the bases loaded.
- In the American League, the Yankees and Red Sox play a decisive Game 3 tonight in New York, with the winner moving on to face the Toronto Blue Jays in the ALDS.