Overview

• The Wild Card Series begins Sept. 30 at Dodger Stadium, where NL West champion Los Angeles hosts Cincinnati.
• Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said Yoshinobu Yamamoto will start Game 2 and indicated Shohei Ohtani is likely for a potential Game 3.
• Blake Snell gets the Game 1 start for Los Angeles, and Ohtani concluded the regular season with six scoreless innings in his final outing as he ramped up two-way work.
• Other series are set: Cubs vs. Padres in Chicago; Yankees host the Red Sox after the Blue Jays claimed the AL East on a head-to-head tiebreak; Guardians face the Tigers.
• Postseason teams with Japanese players include the Dodgers, Cubs, Padres and Red Sox, and All-MLB Team winners will be announced Nov. 13.