Dodgers beat Braves 5-3 in NLDS opener behind Skubal
Los Angeles takes 1-0 series lead as left-hander dominates in 100-degree heat and three players homer.
KEY POINTS
- Dodgers win Game 1 of NLDS 5-3 over Braves at Dodger Stadium
- Tarik Skubal allows one run over six innings with seven strikeouts
- Hernández, Tucker, and Muncy hit home runs for Los Angeles
- Braves score three runs in ninth inning but fall short
- Game 2 set for Sunday with extreme heat warning in effect
The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Saturday at Dodger Stadium to open their National League Division Series. Tarik Skubal pitched six innings, allowing one run on two hits with seven strikeouts in his first career postseason home start. Game-time temperature reached 100 degrees Fahrenheit with a 105-degree heat index.
Teoscar Hernández and Kyle Tucker each hit two-run home runs in the fourth and sixth innings, respectively, while Max Muncy added a solo shot later in the sixth to build a 5-0 lead. Atlanta rallied in the ninth when Ronald Acuña Jr. singled and Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer off Tanner Scott, cutting the deficit to two runs.
“I was just trying to match the temperature. It was really hot.”
Evan Phillips entered and retired Austin Riley with a runner on base to secure the save. The Dodgers lead the best-of-five series 1-0 with Game 2 scheduled for Sunday evening under an ongoing extreme heat warning.
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