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MLB Dream Bracket: Who wins between the Reds and the Dodgers?

By Manny Gómez

LOS ANGELES, CA - 1985: Pete Rose #14 of the Cincinnati Reds pins down Mariano Duncan #25 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he dives back to first base during a game at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - 1985: Pete Rose #14 of the Cincinnati Reds pins down Mariano Duncan #25 of the Los Angeles Dodgers as he dives back to first base during a game at Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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The MLB Dream Bracket has reached the semi-finals in the NL and the Cincinnati Reds are set to face the Los Angeles Dodgers. Who wins?

The MLB Dream Bracket has given baseball fans the respite they need during the tough times brought upon by the novel coronavirus. As we mentioned yesterday, it features 32 teams split into two, half on the American League side (including the Negro League All-Stars) and the other half on the National League (including the 25 and Under All-Stars).

Each side has now been widdled down to two teams. Yesterday, we previewed the AL matchup between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. Today, we’ll take a deep-dive into the NL matchup between the Cincinnati Reds and the Los Angeles Dodgers.

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Like the Yanks and the Sox, The Reds and the Dodgers are also two of the most storied in MLB history. In fact, the Reds came into existence way back in 1882 as the Cincinnati Red Stockings. In the 138 seasons since, Cincy has a .505 W-L%, 15 playoff appearances, 10 pennants, and 5 World Series titles.

The Dodgers arrived two years after the Reds, in 1884 as the Brooklyn Atlantics and in the 136 seasons since have put together a .528 W-L%. What’s more, the Dodgers have appeared in 33 postseasons, have 24 pennants, and 6 World Series championships to their name

In the following slides, we have taken the liberty of taking the players of each team’s rosters and compiling their stats. In doing this, we’re going to make our determination, or rather, prediction for who will win the National League championship game and face off against the AL team for the title of the greatest team of all time.

To begin, let’s break down each team’s offense.

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