"Yoshinobu Yamamoto tossed 6.2 innings of two-run baseball. The right-hander was charged with two earned runs because of an error by the defense. However, Yamamoto's 113-pitch performance, which included just four hits and two walks, was exactly why he has been the Dodgers' ace this season. Wednesday's matchup began with a defensive error from Teoscar Hernandez, who dropped a ball down the right field line on a play that should have ended the first inning."
"Nevertheless, the Dodgers found their groove on offense with Mookie Betts opening the scoring for LA thanks to an RBI single. Kiké Hernandez evened the scored in the fourth inning with a double that brought Max Muncy home. A single from Miguel Rojas gave the Dodgers the lead in the bottom of the fourth. The defending champions blew Game 2 wide open in the sixth, adding a total of four runs to give the Dodgers a 7-2 lead over the Reds."
"The Dodgers deployed Blake Treinen, Emmet Sheehan, Alex Vesia and Roki Sasaki out of the bullpen. Sheehan could not finish the eighth, and Vesia was tasked with getting the final out with the Dodgers leading the Reds 8-4. The left-hander loaded the bases, but managed to get out of the jam. Sasaki, who made the move to the bullpen in September, closed out the game for LA as a Dodger Stadium crowd cheered his name."
The Los Angeles Dodgers completed a Wild Card Series sweep of the Cincinnati Reds with an 8-4 victory. Yoshinobu Yamamoto worked 6.2 innings, allowing two earned runs and throwing 113 pitches while surrendering four hits and two walks. An early Teoscar Hernandez error set up a two-run Cincinnati first, but Mookie Betts, Kiké Hernandez and Miguel Rojas produced runs that turned the game. Los Angeles added four sixth-inning runs to build a 7-2 lead. Blake Treinen, Emmet Sheehan, Alex Vesia and Roki Sasaki handled relief duties, with Sasaki recording the save. The Dodgers will face the Phillies in Game 1 of the NLDS on Oct. 4.
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