The Dodgers will turn to left-hander Blake Snell in Game 1 of the wild card series against the Cincinnati Reds at Dodger Stadium, a 6:08 p.m. start time for a game that will be televised by ESPN.

This decision could have been expected, as the Dodgers lined up Shohei Ohtani, Snell, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto to pitch the three games against the Arizona Diamondbacks in Phoenix. This lines up Snell to pitch Tuesday on five days rest. Dave Roberts said Monday that Yamamoto will start Game 2 on Wednesday, which would also be on five days rest.

When Snell signed his five-year, $182 million contract with the Dodgers, he mentioned looking forward to pitching in games like this.

“Being able to pitched in a packed stadium, to make moments for people, this is where you want to play,” Snell said in Dec

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