Updates: Dodgers lead Reds 8-2

LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers are up 8-2 against the Reds in the first game of the wild card race at Dodger Stadium.

Elly De La Cruz grounded into a force out in the top of the seventh, allowing Austin Hays to score and get the Reds on the board. De La Cruz went on to score after Stephenson doubled.

In the bottom of the sixth, Shohei Ohtani hit a two-run homer with Enrique Hernández also scoring.

Teoscar Hernández hit a home run on a fly ball in the bottom of the fifth inning after the Reds replaced pitcher Scott Barlow with Connor Phillips.

The Reds replaced Hunter Greene with Scott Barlow in the bottom of the fourth, who made it out of the inning with three strikeouts.

In the bottom of the third inning, Teoscar Hernández hit a three-run homer, with Freddie Freeman and Max Muncy also scoring. Directly after, Tommy Edman hit a homer on a fly ball to right field.

The Dodgers first scored in the bottom of the first inning, when Ohtani hit a solo home run off Hunter Greene to get the Dodgers on the board.

The Reds clinched their spot in the playoffs Sunday. Despite losing to the Milwaukee Brewers, the New York Mets' loss to the Miami Marlins cemented the Reds' spot.

Now, they're up against the reigning World Series champions 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."

Cincinnati's record includes just one win over LA, with the Dodgers taking the first series 2-1 and then sweeping the Reds in the second series in August. If Cincinnati can pull off the series upset, they'll take on the Philadelphia Phillies in the NLDS starting Saturday, Oct. 4

Game two is scheduled for 9:08 p.m. Wednesday. Game three is scheduled for Thursday at 9:08 p.m. ET.

However, if there are only two wild card series remaining (or this is the only series to go to three games), the third game will shift up to around 7:38 p.m. ET.