CINCINNATI -- For the first time in seven years, the Reds are heading into postseason play. They are seeking their first World Series appearance and championship since 1990.

Here are some answers to playoff-related questions about rosters, seeding, schedules and more.

What could the postseason roster look like?
C: Tucker Barnhart, Curt Casali
1B: Joey Votto
2B: Mike Moustakas
3B: Eugenio Suárez
SS: Freddy Galvis, José Garcia
DH: Jesse Winker
UTL: Kyle Farmer
OF: Shogo Akiyama, Nick Castellanos, Nick Senzel, Brian Goodwin, Aristides Aquino

Rotation: Sonny Gray, Luis Castillo, Trevor Bauer

Bullpen: Raisel Iglesias, Archie Bradley, Amir Garrett, Michael Lorenzen, Lucas Sims, Tejay Antone, Anthony DeSclafani, Tyler Mahle, Wade Miley, Robert Stephenson, Sal Romano

Could the roster change?
Definitely. Besides the 28-man active roster for each round of the postseason, there is an additional 12-man taxi squad from a playoff player pool that was announced earlier this week. Clubs must carry at least four catchers in the player pool.

What is the NL Wild Card schedule?
All four Wild Card Series take place over three consecutive days beginning Wednesday. Game 3, if necessary, is set for Oct. 2.

Against who and where could the Reds play in the first round?
This is a little complicated. Cincinnati could still land as high as the No. 5 seed, as low as the No. 8 seed -- or anywhere between depending on how the final weekend goes. No matter where the Reds are seeded, they will be playing all Wild Card games at their opponent’s ballpark.

Of the four potential opponents, three are teams Cincinnati hasn’t played in 2020 -- the Dodgers, Padres and Braves. The Reds could also end up playing the NL Central winner -- which can still be either the Cubs or Cardinals.

What is the Reds’ expected Wild Card series rotation?
The order remains a mystery, but it will likely be some combination of Sonny Gray, Trevor Bauer and Luis Castillo. Anthony DeSclafani, Wade Miley and Tyler Mahle would all be available out of the bullpen.

What’s happening with the offense?
Reds hitters rank last in the Major Leagues with a .211 team batting average, entering Friday. The 1906 White Sox and 2007 Diamondbacks are the only teams ever to finish last in the league in batting average and earn a postseason berth.

Cincinnati leads MLB with 61.7 percent of its runs coming via home runs.

Who has postseason experience?
A majority of the team experienced its first pennant race and only 10 players have played in the postseason before: Trevor Bauer, Archie Bradley, Nick Castellanos, Kyle Farmer, Brian Goodwin, Sonny Gray, Wade Miley, Mike Moustakas, Eugenio Suárez and Joey Votto.

Votto is the only player left from Cincinnati’s 2013 NL Wild Card team, and he also played for the division-winning ‘10 and ‘12 teams.