Dodgers host Reds in Game 1 of NL Wild Card Series
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It's 15 years to the day since former Reds outfielder Jay Bruce hit a walk-off home run that clinched the National League Central championship.
The Cincinnati Reds open the 2025 National League Wild Card Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodgers Stadium after earning the last spot in the MLB Playoffs on Sept 28. Reds ace Hunter Greene will face Dodgers Ace Blake Snell in the opener of a best-of-three series to move on the the National League Divisional Series.
The Cincinnati Reds are back in the playoffs for the first time since 2020 after overtaking the New York Mets for the National League's third and final wild card on the season's final weekend. Cincinnati got to the postseason with plenty of help from the stumbling Mets.
By WAR, the Reds have the second-best rotation in baseball behind Philadelphia, and their bullpen is middle of the pack. Hunter Greene is a bona fide ace and lefties Andrew Abbott and Nick Lodolo are more than qualified No. 2 and 3 starters. If the Reds scratch out enough runs and get solid bullpen work, they're a dangerous team.
The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 5-1 on Saturday afternoon, giving the Mets a temporary half-game lead over the Reds for the final NL wild-card spot. Cincinnati controls its own destiny and will be able to clinch a playoff berth on Sunday, owning the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Mets.
The Cincinnati Reds open their final series of the season on Friday against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds come into the series one game back of the New York Mets for the third and final National League Wild Card spot. Zack Littell will start on the mound for Cincinnati and Quinn Priester will start for Milwaukee.
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Marté robs Reynolds of tying homer in 9th, Reds beat Pirates 2-1 and close on Mets for wild card
Noelvi Marté robbed Bryan Reynolds of a tying home run in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Thursday to move within a half-game of the New
Cincinnati will earn the National League’s third and final wild card if the Reds beat the Brewers or the Mets lose at Miami on Sunday. A New York victory and Cincinnati loss would send the Mets to the playoffs instead.