LOS ANGELES -- A Los Angeles native who went to many games at Dodger Stadium as a kid -- including during the postseason -- Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene called the opportunity to start his first career playoff game vs. the Dodgers a special "full-circle moment."

Four pitches into Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series on Tuesday, Shohei Ohtani smashed that full circle with a booming home run. It was one of three homers that Greene surrendered -- among the five slugged overall -- during a 10-5 Reds loss .

Just like that, the Reds are staring down an elimination game, down 1-0, in the best-of-three series. Game 2 is Wednesday at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN, with Zack Littell opposing Yoshinobu Yamamoto.

Erratic while unable to meet the moment of the biggest game of his career, Gr

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