Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched into the seventh inning, Mookie Betts produced four hits and three RBIs and the Los Angeles Dodgers rallied for an 8-4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds on Wednesday to advance to the National League Division Series.
After sweeping the best-of-three NL Wild Card series, Los Angeles will visit the Philadelphia Phillies for Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday. The Dodgers will compete in the division series for the 13th consecutive year.
Earlier in the day, the New York Yankees stayed alive with a 4-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox, while the Cleveland Guardians and San Diego Padres also fended off elimination in their best-of-three wild card series. Cleveland downed the Detroit Tigers 6-1 and the Padres topped the Chicago Cubs 3-0.
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