The Dodgers sweep their best-of-three wild-card series with the Cincinnati Reds with an 8-4 win in Game 2 that sets up an NLDS showdown with the Phillies.

The Dodgers ended a lethargic, inconsistent regular season in dominant fashion, reeling off 15 wins in a stretch of 20 games. All told, they finished with 93 victories, their lowest total in seven years and a far cry from the wins record so many outsiders pegged them for at the outset.

After an incredible showing in the Wild Card Round, Dave Roberts is open to Roki Sasaki closing games in the NLDS.

Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández each homer twice to power the Dodgers to a 10-5 win over the Reds in Game 1. Game 2 is on Wednesday at 6:08 p.m. PDT.

Los Angeles Dodgers (82-64, first in the NL West) vs. San Francisco Giants (74-72, third in the NL West) San Francisco; Friday, 10:15 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Dodgers: Yoshinobu Yamamoto (11-8, 2.72 ERA, 1.01 WHIP, 177 strikeouts); Giants: Justin ...

What sense does it make to “reward” the top two teams in each league with five days off and then make them play a series that isn’t guaranteed to last five days total?

It’s street tacos vs. cheese steaks. It’s West-Coast glitz vs. East-Coast grit. And it’s Shohei vs. Schwarbombs.