LOS ANGELES -- The Dodgers ended a lethargic, inconsistent regular season in dominant fashion, reeling off 15 wins in a stretch of 20 games. All told, they finished with 93 victories, their lowest total in seven years and a far cry from the wins record so many outsiders pegged them for at the outset. It forced them to play in the wild-card round for the first time since Major League Baseball's postseason format expanded. But they believed they had found their best selves heading into the playoffs.

Then -- for seven innings, at least -- it showed up.

The Dodgers chased young Cincinnati Reds fireballer Hunter Greene after just three innings in Tuesday night's Game 1 of their National League Wild Card Series. Teoscar Hernandez and Shohei Ohtani each homered twice for L.A., five di

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