Regular-season showings affect the seedings for the postseason. But once you cross that threshold into October baseball, you’re on your own. In a short series, anything can happen -- and quite often does. One can never be sure which players will run hot or cold and which surprise stars seize the stage.

That’s why October history is littered with instances in which the so-called “better team” was not victorious.

The Reds will look to become the latest underdog club to pull off a postseason upset when they face the defending World Series champion Dodgers in the 2025 National League Wild Card Series. Cincinnati clinched a Wild Card spot on the final day of the regular season with an 83-79 record, 10 games worse than the Dodgers (93-69), who won the NL West for the 12th time in 13 years.

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