Overview
- Dodgers advanced with wins of 10-5 in Game 1 and 8-4 in Game 2 to complete a 2-0 Wild Card Series sweep of Cincinnati.
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine over 6 2/3 innings in Game 2 with only unearned runs allowed, while Mookie Betts recorded three doubles and three RBIs.
- Blake Snell set the tone in Game 1 with seven innings and nine strikeouts as Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández each homered twice.
- The bullpen faltered late in Game 2 as Emmet Sheehan was pulled mid–plate appearance in the eighth; Alex Vesia escaped a bases-loaded jam and Roki Sasaki closed the ninth.
- Next up is the NLDS in Philadelphia on Saturday, with Phillies left-hander Cristopher Sánchez slated for Game 1; the Dodgers have not announced a starter, and prior comments left Shohei Ohtani as an option with Clayton Kershaw’s status to be determined.