Overview

• The Dodgers beat the Reds 10-5 in Game 1, powered by five home runs and seven strong innings from starter Blake Snell, who allowed two earned runs with nine strikeouts.
• An eight-run cushion shrank in a chaotic eighth inning as Alex Vesia, Edgardo Henriquez, and Jack Dreyer combined for walks and runs before Los Angeles closed it out.
• Manager Dave Roberts criticized the relief corps’ approach, saying they got too fine with a big lead rather than attacking hitters.
• Roberts said Tyler Glasnow and Emmet Sheehan will be available out of the bullpen for Game 2, with the club considering using starters such as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, or Snell in relief between starts.
• President of baseball operations Andrew Friedman defended the roster by saying it is not a talent issue, even as the bullpen’s season-long inconsistency looms over the team’s title defense.