By WAR, the Reds have the second-best rotation in baseball behind Philadelphia, and their bullpen is middle of the pack. Hunter Greene is a bona fide ace and lefties Andrew Abbott and Nick Lodolo are more than qualified No. 2 and 3 starters. If the Reds scratch out enough runs and get solid bullpen work, they're a dangerous team.

If the Cincinnati Reds make a run now that they're in the playoffs, keep an eye on Jordyn Pagán and the "can't-be-killed" cockroaches from Cincy.

The Cincinnati Reds now turn their sights to the Wild Card Series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. This year, the Dodgers have been anything but kind to the Reds. Los Angeles took 5-of-6 in the season series over Cincinnati. The lone Reds win happened at Great American Ballpark on July 30th.

Former Brewers pitcher Brent Suter got to party in his old stadium when the Reds clinched a playoff spot Sept. 29 in Milwaukee.

And that put them in position to do something they haven't done in more than a century and a half of franchise history. What channel is Reds vs. Brewers? How to watch the Reds' final regular-season gameStart the day smarter.

The Cincinnati Reds clinched their first postseason berth since 2020 on Sunday. After the Reds fell 4-2 to the Milwaukee Brewers on Sunday, the Mets fell to the Marlins, which allowed Cincinnati to clinch. Immediately after, the celebration in the clubhouse ensued.

The Cincinnati Reds defied the odds to make it into the playoffs, beating out the New York Mets, who collapsed down the stretch. The Reds secured their first trip to the postseason since 2020. Before that, the Reds last made the playoffs in a full season in 2013.

The only time the Reds and Dodgers have met in the MLB playoffs was in the 1995 NL division series. The Reds swept Los Angeles, 3-0, in that series.