LOS ANGELES (AP) — Cincinnati came crashing into the postseason on the final day of the regular season, and the callow Reds are riding a surge of momentum they hope will carry them against the defending World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers .

“The dangers are the youthful enthusiasm, the naivete,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “A way to combat that is we have to not take them lightly because it's a really good ballclub. We're playing against a team that essentially feels like they have nothing to lose.”

Hunter Greene (7-4) makes his first postseason start Tuesday night when the sixth-seeded Reds (83-79) return to the playoffs for the first time since 2020 with an NL Wild Card Series opener at Dodger Stadium, the best-of-three series will be played.

“Even in a short series,

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