US EditionMLB Playoffs: Dodgers Advance; Yankees, Guardians, Padres Force Game 3
The Dodgers overcame a bases-loaded, no-out Reds opportunity in the sixth inning to win Game 2 and sweep the series, ending Cincinnati’s 13-season postseason win drought.
- On Wednesday, the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied with four sixth-inning runs to seize control and won Game 2, completing a sweep and ending the Cincinnati Reds’ season.
- Despite opportunities, Cincinnati Reds loaded the bases with nobody out in the top of the sixth but failed to score, then threatened again in the top of the eighth before T.J. Friedl struck out looking.
- Key hits by Los Angeles, including Betts's RBI double and Hernandez's two-run double, swung the game as Yamamoto, Angels starter, allowed two unearned runs over 6.2 innings.
- The loss extended Cincinnati’s drought to 13 seasons and set a franchise-record with eight consecutive postseason losses dating to 2012.
- The Dodgers now move on to the NLDS and will face the 2-seeded Philadelphia Phillies beginning Saturday, while Cincinnati plans to keep most young players for 2026.
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