Shohei Ohtani and Teoscar Hernández hit two home runs apiece as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Cincinnati Reds 10-5 in their wild-card series opener Tuesday.

The Los Angeles Dodgers look to clinch a spot in the NLDS on Wednesday, Oct. 1 when they host the Cincinnati Reds for Game 2 of their NL Wild Card series.

The Cincinnati Reds were looking to keep their postseason alive against the LA Dodgers in the National League wild card playoffs.

The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed back to the National League Division Series. Led by a strong performance from Mookie Betts, the Dodgers swept the Cincinnati Reds in their NL Wild Card Series matchup with an impressive 8-4 win in Game 2 on Wednesday night. Betts finished 4-for-5 with three RBI in the victory.

In the first trade of the MLB offseason, the Tampa Bay Rays acquired outfielder Ryan Vilade from the Cincinnati Reds for cash considerations.

Greene didn't return from the dugout for the bottom of the fourth inning. Instead, reliever Scott Barlow entered from the visitors bullpen door in right field. So ended the much-anticipated postseason debut for Greene in his hometown.

The Cincinnati Reds have traded outfielder Ryan Vilade to the Tampa Bay Rays in exchange for cash considerations, the team announced on Monday morning. The Reds acquired Ryan Vilade off of waivers from the Cardinals in June. He appeared in one game for Cincinnati, but did not get an at-bat.

Matt Stairs of the Philadelphia Phillies hits a two-run pinch hit home run in the eighth inning off Jonathan Broxton #51 of the Los Angeles Dodgers to take a two-run lead in Game 4 of the National League Championship Series during the 2008 MLB playoffs on Oct. 13, 2008, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Jed Jacobsohn/Getty Images