US EditionMLB Spending Disparity on Display in Playoffs as $509 Million Dodgers Take on $121 Million Reds
Cincinnati secured the final National League Wild Card spot by winning the tiebreaker over Los Angeles and will face the defending champions in a best-of-three series.
- On Tuesday, the Cincinnati Reds open a best-of-three National League Wild Card at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, with a 9:08 p.m. first pitch televised on ESPN.
- Cincinnati clinched the wild-card spot on the final day after a Miami Marlins win and a 4-2 season head-to-head tiebreaker over the New York Mets.
- Despite losing most matchups, the season series shows the Dodgers won five of six games against Cincinnati, including a three-game sweep at Dodger Stadium, with Cincinnati's lone victory on July 30 at Great American Ball Park.
- The winner will advance to face the Philadelphia Phillies on Oct. 4, with ESPN projecting the Reds have a 31.6% chance to advance and a 1.5% chance to win the World Series.
- Los Angeles will likely start Blake Snell in Game 1, while Hunter Greene makes his postseason debut for Cincinnati after a 7-4 season and 2.76 ERA on full rest.
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MLB spending disparity on display in playoffs as $509 million Dodgers take on $121 million Reds
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SERIES SCHEDULE (all times PT) Game 1: Reds at Dodgers, Tuesday, 6:08 p.m., ESPN Game 2: Reds at Dodgers, Wednesday, 6:08 p.m., ESPN x-Game 3: Reds at Dodgers, Thursday, 6:08 p.m., ESPN x – if necessary Season series: The Dodgers won, 5-1. TALE OF THE TAPE (OFFENSE) Reds (NL rank) … category … Dodgers (NL rank) 83-79 (3rd in NL Central) … Record … 93-69 (1st in NL West) 716 (8th) … Runs scored … 825 (1st) .245 (T-9th) … Batting avg. … .253 (3rd)…
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