Player of the gameTarik SkubalLAD6.0ip 2h 1er 2bb 7k
The temperature at first pitch registered at a sizzling 100° F as the NL Division Series opener between the Dodgers and Braves got underway on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium. But the Braves had an additional source of triple-digit heat bearing down on them: Tarik Skubal. The Dodgers swung big at the Trade Deadline to add Skubal to their gauntlet of a postseason rotation, and the two-time Cy Young Award winner delivered in NLDS Game 1, striking out seven across six innings of one-run ball in L.A.'s 5-3 victory over Atlanta. "The fire that he has in him, it was fun to see," said Max Muncy, who homered along with Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernández. History favors the Dodgers as they begin their bid for the fifth three-peat in World Series history. In all best-of-five postseason series, teams taking a 1-0 lead have gone on to win the series 116 of 160 times (73%). In Division Series with the current 2-2-1 format, teams taking a 1-0 lead at home have gone on to win 42 of 56 times (75%).
