With the NL West crown perched on their brows, the Los Angeles Dodgers will now turn their attention to the Cincinnati Reds. The Dodgers will face off against the sixth seed of the National League bracket in the Wild Card round. A date with the NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies could await them. Ahead of their Wild Card opener on Tuesday, team beat writer Sonja Chen reported via X, formerly Twitter, that manager Dave Roberts is leaning towards starting lefty Blake Snell in Game 1.

“It's a ‘pretty good bet' that Blake Snell starts Wild Card Game 1, Dave Roberts said, but it's not official,” reported Chen on Sunday evening.

The Reds surged back to retake the final NL Wild Card spot. Their excellent play over the last few weeks, in addition to the New York Mets' collapse, gav

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