Now, they'll take on the reigning World Series champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers, in a three-game series in LA. That means Reds Country will have some late nights watching Tito and company try to top MVP favorite Shohei Ohtani and what feels like the baseball equivalent of the Monstars from "Space Jam."

For the first time since the 2020 season, the Cincinnati Reds are playoff bound! Here's everything you need to know as the Reds take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in the Wild Card round.

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 5-1 on Saturday afternoon, giving the Mets a temporary half-game lead over the Reds for the final NL wild-card spot. Cincinnati controls its own destiny and will be able to clinch a playoff berth on Sunday, owning the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Mets.

The Cincinnati Reds open their final series of the season on Friday against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds come into the series one game back of the New York Mets for the third and final National League Wild Card spot. Zack Littell will start on the mound for Cincinnati and Quinn Priester will start for Milwaukee.

Noelvi Marté robbed Bryan Reynolds of a tying home run in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Thursday to move within a half-game of the New