LOS ANGELES —

The Los Angeles Dodgers blasted five home runs in Game 1 of the National League Wild Card Series Tuesday, defeating the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 at Dodger Stadium.

The home runs were more than enough for Dodgers starter Blake Snell, who struck out nine over seven innings. Advertisement

Reds ace Hunter Greene lasted only three innings, giving up five runs before Cincinnati turned to its bullpen in the bottom of the fourth inning. Greene struck out four and walked two.

Cincinnati started to mount a late comeback, scoring five runs across the seventh and eighth innings but couldn’t complete the task.

With a win on Wednesday night, the Dodgers would eliminate the Reds and advance to the National League Division Series to play the Philadelphia Phillies.

The Dodgers wasted no ti

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