Overview

• The Reds officially tabbed right-hander Hunter Greene for Game 1, and the Dodgers later named left-hander Blake Snell their starter.
• The best-of-three series opens Tuesday at 9:08 p.m. ET at Dodger Stadium and will air on ESPN.
• Greene finished 2025 with a 2.76 ERA and 132 strikeouts in 107.2 innings, posting a 2.64 ERA in September that included a one-hit complete game on Sept. 18.
• Snell logged a 2.35 ERA with 72 strikeouts in 61 1/3 innings this season after returning from a shoulder injury, allowing one run over his last 19 innings.
• The No. 6 seed Reds visit the No. 3 seed Dodgers; Greene allowed three earned runs in five innings at Dodger Stadium on Aug. 25, while Snell has not faced Cincinnati as a Dodger since throwing a no-hitter against the Reds in 2024 with San Francisco.