The Cincinnati Reds — the Dodgers' opponent in this week's Wild Card series — have the worst regular season record of any team in the playoffs this year. They just barely squeezed in with a little help from the Marlins, who beat the Mets in the final game of the year to keep them from the postseason, and have the lowest run differential of any October-bound NL team, by far, at 35. The Dodgers have the biggest payroll in baseball and the Reds have the 12th-lowest, representing the largest disparity between any two teams facing each other in this first round.
Dodgers fans shouldn't underestimate Reds in Wild Card series for this huge reason
