"It's a greedy group, a hungry group. It's certainly a younger group, and we can't take these guys lightly,"
"These guys are coming in to win a series and they're feeling good about themselves, so we've got to focus on ourselves and take it to them."
"You don't play the game on paper, so we've got to have that edge we've talked about,"
"They can pitch and they're athletic. They've got a great manager who's won a couple championships. We've got to be ready."
The Cincinnati Reds earned the final Wild Card spot by making up five games on the New York Mets and clinching after the Mets' loss on the final day. The Reds enter the series described as a greedy, hungry, younger group playing with confidence and intent to win. The Dodgers swept the Reds at Dodger Stadium, won the season series 5-1 and outscored Cincinnati 30-15. Cincinnati became the first non-shortened-season playoff team without a qualifying batter over .270, a 25-homer batter, a 15-win pitcher, or a 200-strikeout pitcher. The Dodgers emphasize caution despite the talent gap, noting Cincinnati can pitch and is athletic, and Los Angeles finished 9-2 in its final 11 games heading into Game 1 with Blake Snell starting.
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