We head into Sunday’s final day of the 2025 regular season knowing the Dodgers are the No. 3 seed in the National League playoffs, but we don’t yet know what team they will play on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium. The Reds and Mets enter Sunday tied at 83-78, and Cincinnati has the tiebreaker between the […]
We head into Sunday’s final day of the 2025 regular season knowing the Dodgers are the No. 3 seed in the National League playoffs, but we don’t yet know what team they will play on Tuesday at Dodger Stadium.
The Reds and Mets enter Sunday tied at 83-78, and Cincinnati has the tiebreaker between the two teams. If the Reds beat the Brewers or if the Mets lose to the Marlins, Cincinnati is the No. 6 seed. The Mets need both a win and a Reds loss to make the playoffs.
Expect full wild card schedules, including start times and television broadcast info, to be announced by MLB on Sunday. The league has made such announcements on the final day of the regular season in each of the last three seasons under the current playoff format.
Mike Petriello of MLB,com delved into various ways Shohei Ohtani could be used as a two-way player this offseason, even including one or two scenarios Petriello himself called “unhinged.” Regardless of likelihood, I think my favorite scenario posited by Petriello was using Ohtani as starting pitcher, then remains in the game as a designated hitter, and he closes the game on the mound.
Alex Vesia struck out all three batters he faced in the eighth inning on Saturday, giving the left-hander a bullpen-best 80 strikeouts this season. Vesia is the only Dodgers pitcher in the last four seasons to strike out 80 batters in relief; he also struck out 87 batters in 2024.
Vesia was preceded by Blake Treinen and followed by Edgardo Henriquez on the mound on Saturday. Henriquez earned the save, giving the Dodgers 11 different pitchers with a save this season. Treinen, Vesia, and Henriquez combined to strike out the final nine Mariners batters of the game, the first time Dodgers pitchers pulled that off since Aaron Harang did so himself on April 13, 2012 against the Padres at Dodger Stadium.
Andrew Heaney pitched two innings and allowed three runs on a home run by Jorge Polanco. Called up earlier on Saturday, Heaney was the 62nd player used by the Dodgers this season, passing 2021 for most in one year in franchise history. Heaney was also the 40th pitcher used by the Dodgers in 2025, matching last year’s club record.
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