Preparing to defend their World Series crown, the Dodgers seemed to awaken from their summer slumber in the final week or two of the regular season winning nine of their last 11 games. They carried that momentum into Game 1 of their Wild Card series last night at Chavez Ravine, jumping out to an 8-0 lead before ultimately winning 10-5. Shohei Ohtani led off the bottom of the first with a home run. He and Teoscar Hernandez each homered twice in the win and Blake Snell was dominant allowing two runs on four hits over seven innings while striking out nine.

LA’s bullpen was leaky and that should make Dodger Nation a bit nervous, but seeing Snell control the game and the bats come alive is without question a combination the rest of baseball noticed.

Game 2 is now a must-win for Cincinna

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