The Dodgers will face the Cincinnati Reds in Game 1 of a National League Wild-Card Series on Tuesday night at Dodger Stadium, needing 13 postseason victories for the first back-to-back World Series championships in franchise history.
This is the first time the Dodgers have had to play in a Wild-Card Series under the current format, which began in 2022. They received byes each of the past three years for having one of the two best records among the National League’s three division champions.
However, their 93-69 record this season put them behind the NL Central champion Milwaukee Brewers (97-65) and the NL East champion Philadelphia Phillies (96-66)
The 6:08 p.m. game will be televised on ESPN and broadcast in English by KLAC-AM (570) and in Spanish by KTNQ-AM (1020).
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