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Los Angeles Dodgers Set Rotation For Playoff Series Against Cincinnati Reds

Originally posted on Cincinnati Reds on SI
By Greg Kuffner | Last updated Sep 29, 2025 10:37 AM ET

The Cincinnati Reds and Los Angeles Dodgers will face off in the first round of the playoffs on Tuesday night and they'll be facing former Cy Young winner, Blake Snell,

The Dodgers' rotation for the series will be Blake Snell, Yoshinobu Yanamoto, followed by Shohei Ohtani in Game 3 if needed, according to USA Today's Bob Nightengale.

It is likely that the Reds will throw their ace, Hunter Greene, in Game one, but with Nick Lodolo having thrown out of the bullpen on Sunday, it is currently unclear if he will be available to start in Wednesday's game.

The Reds had just a 3% chance to make the playoffs on September 16, but went 8-3 down the stretch to clinch their first postseason berth since 2020 and their first in a full season since 2013.

It'll be a best-of-three series at Dodger Stadium starting Tuesday at 9:08 ET on ESPN.

You can see Nightengale's full post below:

It will be Blake Snell in Game 1
Yoshinobu Yamamoto in Game 2
Shohei Ohtani in Game 3.
If Dodgers advance, and Ohtani doesn’t pitch against the Reds, he will start Game 1 in the Division Series vs. Philadelphia.
— Bob Nightengale (@BNightengale) September 29, 2025