The Cincinnati Reds clinched their first playoff berth since 2020 on the final day after a remarkable late-season surge under manager Terry Francona.

Former Dodger Gavin Lux and local pitcher Hunter Greene are notable players, while the Reds boast advantages with their back end of the bullpen.

Road teams have won eight of 12 wild-card series since MLB’s format change, giving the underdog Reds hope in the best-of-three format.

1Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said he would be scoreboard watching on Sunday afternoon.

But he insisted he didn’t care how things played out.

His team, of course, had already been locked in as the National League’s No. 3 seed, set to host a best-of-three wild card series starting Tuesday.

What wasn’t clear until the end of play on Sunday, however, was whether

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