The Dodgers vs. Reds will finish out the day. These best-of-three sets, all played at the stadium of the superior seed, will determine who advances to the more traditional structure of the playoffs, beginning with the Divisional Series.

The MLB Playoffs add an understandable layer of intensity to road games. Fewer fans are walking away from the middle of an inning to go get a hot dog or a beer,

As the Los Angeles Dodgers look to lock in the NL West crown over the San Diego Padres, here is one Dodger who needs to step up.

Blake Snell gets the start for the Dodgers in Game 1 of the National League wild-card playoffs against the Cincinnati Reds. The game is in progress (ESPN).

It doesn't take a lifelong baseball veteran to understand that the postseason has a different aura surrounding it than a regular season contest. As the Los Angeles Dodgers get closer to October, Jake Cronenworth of the divisional foe San Diego Padres spoke on not just the electricity in the air for the playoffs,

The Cubs' shortstop's duo of defensive plays proved the difference in a close and crucial postseason battle. Now, a Padres team that's been here before must lean on its experience and winning culture or take an early vacation.

Smith has recovered enough from his hand injury to be used as a pinch-hitter. Conforto and Anthony Banda were the odd men out as the Dodgers set their Wild Card Series roster.

Major League Baseball adopted the best-of-three game Wild Card format in 2022. Since then the team that wins Game 1 has won the series. Every. Single. Time. So, that should add some context to just how vital the Padres 3-1 loss to the Cubs in Game 1 of their National League Wild Card series at Wrigley Field is.

Cleveland’s pitching staff caught fire, and the Guardians rode their unique brand of crisp defense, aggressive baserunning and unflappable, José Ramírez-style moxie to a comeback of historic proportions. The club finished the season 19-4 over its final 23 games to catch and pass the flailing Tigers.