He has made only three relief appearances, but that's enough to make Roki Sasaki a high-leverage arm for the Dodgers.

The second day of the 2025 MLB playoffs is in the books and three out of four series are headed to a do-or-die Game 3. The Los Angeles Dodgers are the lone team to wrap up their Wild Card Series, sweeping the Cincinnati Reds in dominating fashion.

Led by a strong performance from Mookie Betts, the Dodgers swept the Cincinnati Reds in their NL Wild Card Series matchup with an impressive 8-4 win in Game 2 on Wednesday night. Betts finished 4-for-5 with three RBI in the victory.

The Philadelphia Phillies will play the Los Angeles Dodgers, the defending World Series champions, in the NLDS.

The Phillies will open the postseason Saturday against the Los Angeles Dodgers. From how to watch to the schedule of games and how to get tickets, here's everything you need to know.

Thursday marks the second time in baseball history there will be three winner-takes-all playoff games in one day. Tigers at Guardians (Flaherty vs. Cecconi), 3 p.m., ABC Padres at Cubs (Darvish vs. Taillon), 5 p.m., ESPN Red Sox at Yankees (Early vs. Schlittler), 8 p.m., ESPN

The Los Angeles Dodgers set up what could be an epic NLDS matchup with the Philadelphia Phillies with their wild-card round sweep of the Cincinnati Reds.

As manager Dave Roberts has worked to establish his trust tree of arms this year, the Dodgers' starting pitchers have climbed the highest. Chief among them is Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who ascended to the role of staff ace in a dominant sophomore season.

Nick Lodolo threw 14 pitches in a must win game. All-star Andrew Abbott is going to throw 0 pitches this postseason. Of all the questionable decisions made by Tito this year. This one wins by a country mile.