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Dodgers Dominate Reds, Sweep Wild Card to Face Phillies in NLDS

The Los Angeles Dodgers dominated the Cincinnati Reds in the Wild Card Series, completing the sweep with an 8-4 victory Wednesday night.

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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.