Nobody is giving Cincinnati much of a chance against Los Angeles in the NL Wild Card Series. But there are ways Cincy could pull off an upset for the ages.

Now, they'll take on the reigning World Series champs, the Los Angeles Dodgers, in a three-game series in LA. That means Reds Country will have some late nights watching Tito and company try to top MVP favorite Shohei Ohtani and what feels like the baseball equivalent of the Monstars from "Space Jam."

The Cincinnati Reds needed 2 1-0 wins, a season-saving catch and a first series win over Milwaukee in 3 years – in the last 10 games to reach October.

The Cincinnati Reds now turn their sights to the Wild Card Series in Los Angeles against the Dodgers. This year, the Dodgers have been anything but kind to the Reds. Los Angeles took 5-of-6 in the season series over Cincinnati. The lone Reds win happened at Great American Ballpark on July 30th.

Reds fans are buzzing with excitement and optimism as the team prepares to face the Dodgers once again in the wild card round.

And that put them in position to do something they haven't done in more than a century and a half of franchise history. What channel is Reds vs. Brewers? How to watch the Reds' final regular-season gameStart the day smarter.

By WAR, the Reds have the second-best rotation in baseball behind Philadelphia, and their bullpen is middle of the pack. Hunter Greene is a bona fide ace and lefties Andrew Abbott and Nick Lodolo are more than qualified No. 2 and 3 starters. If the Reds scratch out enough runs and get solid bullpen work, they're a dangerous team.

After clinching a playoff berth on the final day of the season, the Cincinnati Reds became the first team in Major League Baseball history to not have a qualifying batter hit .270 or better, to not have a batter hit 25 home runs, to not have a pitcher win 15 games, and to not have a pitcher with 200 strikeouts, according to OptaSTATS.