LOS ANGELES - The Los Angeles Dodgers took care of business to open their quest for a possible repeat World Series run.

The Boys in Blue beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 in Game 1 of the best-of-3 NL Wild Card series. Now, Los Angeles is just one win away from advancing to the Division Series.

The two teams run it back at Dodger Stadium for Game 2 on Wednesday, October 1 at 6:08 p.m. PT as the Boys in Blue get home-field advantage for the short series.

The winner of the short series plays the Philadelphia Phillies in the Division Series.

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HOW THEY GOT HERE

The Dodgers landed home-field advantage in the wild card series after winning the NL West division. The team captured their fourth consecutive division title, Los Angeles' 12th in the last 13 after

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