A Los Angeles native who went to many games at Dodger Stadium as a kid -- including during the postseason -- Reds starting pitcher Hunter Greene called the opportunity to start his first career playoff game vs.

Led by a strong performance from Mookie Betts, the Dodgers swept the Cincinnati Reds in their NL Wild Card Series matchup with an impressive 8-4 win in Game 2 on Wednesday night. Betts finished 4-for-5 with three RBI in the victory.

Thursday marks the second time in baseball history there will be three winner-takes-all playoff games in one day. Tigers at Guardians (Flaherty vs. Cecconi), 3 p.m., ABC Padres at Cubs (Darvish vs. Taillon), 5 p.m., ESPN Red Sox at Yankees (Early vs. Schlittler), 8 p.m., ESPN

L OS ANGELES – Before Game 1 of this first-round playoff series between the Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers, the home team ran a feature on their big video board of their manager, Dave Roberts, and his playing and managing career.

Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez each hit two home runs and Tommy Edman hits one, tying the franchise record for homers in a postseason game. Blake Snell holds the Reds scoreless into the

Liverpool could be willing to let Joe Gomez leave in January - as long as they can find a replacement - with AC Milan interested in the defender. (Caught Offside)

Cincinnati has a few young superstars, but the team was average in run scoring and run prevention this season.

Nick Lodolo threw 14 pitches in a must win game. All-star Andrew Abbott is going to throw 0 pitches this postseason. Of all the questionable decisions made by Tito this year. This one wins by a country mile.