Los Angeles Dodgers opened the NL Wild Card with a 10-5 demolition of Cincinnati, driving five homers as Blake Snell dominated through seven innings and racked up nine strikeouts. Ohtani and Hernández provided multi-homer punch, lifting the offense early and giving the bullpen a cushion—until the late innings exposed a fragile relief corps in a must-win setting.

Cincinnati’s Hunter Greene took the loss in his postseason debut, surrendering three homers and exiting after three. Dodgers’ bullpen usage underscored the playoff reality: depth arms matter in a short series, while the Dodgers’ offense and Snell’s form offer a blueprint for a title chase, even as the Reds try to rebound in Games 2 and 3.

Dodgers exploded for five homers, with Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernandez each launching twice to fuel an 8-0 lead and a 10-5 win in Game 1 of the NL Wild Card Series. Reds starter Hunter Greene lasted only three innings, while Cincinnati staged a late charge thanks to Elly De La Cruz’s fielder’s-choice RBI and Tyler Stephenson’s RBI double, but couldn’t close the gap. Game 2 is tonight as LA aims to seize the series edge.