Reds vs. Dodgers

We don’t have a lot of new blood in the 2025 MLB Playoffs, but the Reds are a welcomed addition to the postseason. We’ll see if they can do with the worst record of any playoff team since 2006. Though, I guess it is worth noting as they get ready for their Reds vs. Dodgers series that it was the 2006 Cardinals that went 83-78 and they went on to win the World Series.

The Reds are actually just the third playoff team ever with 83 wins, as the 2006 Cardinals and the 1889 New York Giants are the others. We also have the 82-80 Padres in 2005 and the 82-79 Mets in 1973. The Diamondbacks made it with just 84 wins in 2023 and rode their wave all the way to the World Series.

The 10-win gap between the Reds and Dodgers is the biggest one we’ve had in the Wild Card Series era (si

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