Reds MLB playoffs locker room celebration
Red players, coaches and staff pop bottles in the visitors clubhouse at American Family Field after clinching a 2025 National League wild card berth.
First-pitch times were announced for the first two games of the National League wild card series between the Cincinnati Reds, which clinched the final wild card on the last day of the season, and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium.
The Reds are scheduled to face the Dodgers in Game 1 Tuesday, Sept. 30, at 9:08 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
The Reds are scheduled to face the Dodgers in Game 2 Wednesday, Oct. 1, at 9:08 p.m. Eastern on ESPN.
The Reds are scheduled to face the Dodgers in Game 3, if necessary, Thursday, Oct. 2, at 9:08 p.m. Eastern on ESPN platforms.
The only time the Reds and Dodgers have met in the MLB playoffs was in the 1995 NL division series. The Reds swept Los Angeles, 3-0, in that series.
The Reds lost their season finale, 4-2, but clinched the berth with the New York Mets‘ loss to the Marlins in Miami.