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Dodgers vs. Reds: NL Wild Card Series scouting report, prediction
['Bill Plunkett']
Daily News
SERIES SCHEDULE (all times PT)Game 1: Reds at Dodgers, Tuesday, 6:08 p.m., ESPNGame 2: Reds at Dodgers, Wednesday, 6:08 p.m., ESPNx-Game 3: Reds at Dodgers, Thursday, 6:08 p.m., ESPNx – if necessarySeason series: The Dodgers won, 5-1.
TALE OF THE TAPE (OFFENSE)Reds (NL rank) … category … Dodgers (NL rank)83-79 (3rd in NL Central) … Record … 93-69 (1st in NL West)716 (8th) … Runs scored … 825 (1st).245 (T-9th) … Batting avg.
Among NL teams, only the Phillies scored more than the Dodgers during the month of September.
The Dodgers’ Achilles’ heel heading into the postseason the past two years was their starting rotation – or lack of one.
As good as the Dodgers’ starting pitching should be, the Dodgers will have to find some reliable relievers to close out games.