In Wednesday’s other games, the San Diego Padres drew level in their series with the Chicago Cubs after a 3-0 win. Elsewhere, the Cleveland Guardians forced their AL Wild Card series against the Detroit Tigers to a deciding game after winning 6-1 in Game 2.

The Dodgers sweep their best-of-three wild-card series with the Cincinnati Reds with an 8-4 win in Game 2 that sets up an NLDS showdown with the Phillies.

LOS ANGELES — Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out nine while pitching into the seventh inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers broke it open with a four-run sixth inning to beat the Cincinnati Reds 8-4 on Wednesday night and advance to the National League Division Series.

The Reds capitalized on Teoscar Hernández’s first-inning error to grab an early lead against Yamamoto on rookie Sal Stewart’s two-run single. Yamamoto struck out Elly De La Cruz to end the inning, starting a streak of 13 consecutive batters retired by the Dodgers’ ace.

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.

LOS ANGELES — The Cincinnati Reds dropped right-handers Brady Singer and Zach Maxwell from the season’s final 28-man active roster in setting their 26-man list for the best-of-three, first-round playoff series against the Los Angeles Dodgers.