The Cincinnati Reds and manager Terry Francona announced the rest of their rotation for their National League Wild Card series against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. Hunter Greene will start in Game 1 on Tuesday.

The defending-champion Los Angeles Dodgers will take the long road when the playoffs begin Tuesday, while the visiting Cincinnati Reds are making just their second postseason appearance in 12 years.

The NL Wild Card Series on Tuesday, Sept. 30 at 9:08 p.m. ET will see the Los Angeles Dodgers host the Cincinnati Reds live from Dodger Stadium, and airing on ESPN. Tickets for Game 1 of the Dodgers vs. Reds playoff series are still available on StubHub.

With a New York Mets loss and a Cincinnati Reds win, the Reds now hold the final postseason spot. Read about their new magic number

The Cincinnati Reds open their final series of the season on Friday against the first-place Milwaukee Brewers. The Reds come into the series one game back of the New York Mets for the third and final National League Wild Card spot. Zack Littell will start on the mound for Cincinnati and Quinn Priester will start for Milwaukee.

The New York Mets defeated the Miami Marlins 5-1 on Saturday afternoon, giving the Mets a temporary half-game lead over the Reds for the final NL wild-card spot. Cincinnati controls its own destiny and will be able to clinch a playoff berth on Sunday, owning the head-to-head tiebreaker over the Mets.

Noelvi Marté robbed Bryan Reynolds of a tying home run in the ninth inning, and the Cincinnati Reds beat the Pittsburgh Pirates 2-1 Thursday to move within a half-game of the New

A win on the last day of the regular season helped Milwaukee secure its best record in franchise history, passing the 96-66 mark of the 2011 and 2018 seasons.