Bullpen dramatics aside, the Dodgers made it look easy against the Cincinnati Reds. But their next opponent presents more of a challenge.

Because MLB doesn't reseed after each playoff round, the Dodgers' opponent in the NLDS was set before the series even began: Los Angeles will head to Philadelphia this weekend to take on the No. 2 seed Phillies at Citizens Bank Park.

The Phillies and Dodgers last met in the postseason in 2009, when Philadelphia beat Los Angeles in the NL Championship Series for the second straight year.

Mookie Betts tied a Dodgers postseason record in LA’s Wild Card sweep of the Reds, setting up an NLDS clash with the Phillies.

The Los Angeles Dodgers’ bullpen was that shaky. The Reds’ rotation has that much promise on paper. The Reds’ lineup created enough opportunities. But issues that have been highlighted all season caught up to the Reds again in a few different ways. The Dodgers beat the Reds, 8-4, in Game 2 on Wednesday and ended Cincinnati’s season.

Hernandez has a well-earned reputation as a clutch player in the postseason. The key to performing in October, he says, is realizing “nothing matters but today.”

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.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are scheduled to host the Cincinnati Reds in a three-game postseason series that begins on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at Dodger Stadium, with the first pitch set for 9:08 p.m. ET. Date: Tuesday, Sept. 30

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