The Dodgers downed the Reds 4-1 on September 14. That marked their ninth consecutive win over Cincinnati. It also put them into the playoffs. Los Angeles has now reached the playoffs 14 years in a row. That matches a Major League Baseball record.

The next game will be played on September 15. Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball for Los Angeles. He faces Rhett Lowder. Josue De Paula leads off for the Dodgers. The club had already locked in its place the day before. Blake Snell is also slated to appear in this series.