The Dodgers beat the Reds 4-1 on September 14. That marked their ninth straight win over Cincinnati. It also locked in a playoff berth. Los Angeles has now made the postseason 14 years straight. That ties a Major League Baseball record.

The following game is September 15. Yoshinobu Yamamoto gets the ball for Los Angeles. He faces Rhett Lowder. Josue De Paula is leading off for the Dodgers. The club had already locked in its place the day before. Blake Snell is also slated to appear during the series.