![]() Cody Bellinger swings the Dodgers back to the NLCS: ‘You don’t think about being that guy’ ( Ardaya).Dodger Details: Mookie Betts’ production, Max Muncy’s status and more ( Fabian Ardaya).Max Fried’s dominance continues as Braves even series with shutout at Milwaukee ( O'Brien).The horrible year that changed Brian Snitker and how it helped the Braves in 2021 ( Jeff Schultz).An oral history of the Braves’ emotional season, from spring to September: ‘It was an unbelievable grind’ ( David O’Brien). ![]() Follow along here as we bring you updates, analysis and insights from Game 1. Game 2 goes Sunday night at Truist Park first pitch is at 7:38 p.m. By the time things wrapped up, the bottom of the sixth inning - which lasted 35 minutes - resulted in the Braves scoring six runs.The Atlanta Braves took Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers by a score of 3-2, thanks to slugger Austin Riley, who hit a single in the bottom of the ninth inning that scored Ozzie Albies. Two runs were given up by Kershaw, and Brusdar Graterol, who came in to inherit two runners with no outs, gave up three more. With the game tied 1-1 thanks to a pair of homers from Rios and Marcell Ozuna, things began to unravel in the sixth inning. In his delayed start (he was scratched in Game 2 due to back spasms), Kershaw looked relatively good. ![]() Kershaw's playoff history is inconsistent. It seems as if each time the Dodgers send out Clayton Kershaw to start a postseason game, the collective baseball world holds their breath. They threatened in the top of the seventh inning, but ultimately came up short of closing the gap. Mookie Betts, Corey Seager, Max Muncy and Joc Pederson all finished the game without earning a hit. In their Game 4 loss, third baseman Justin Turner was the only Dodgers batter to get it going in the top of the lineup. For a Dodgers lineup that was consistently good during the regular season, they've been incredibly hot and cold in this year's NLCS. What a difference a day makes, huh? After seeming like they were never going to stop scoring runs in their Game 3 victory, the Dodgers lineup managed just two runs on three hits in their Game 4 loss. That's just the second time in the Statcast era - i.e., from 2015 onward - that a player has pulled that off in a postseason game. Ozuna in all had four batted balls that registered an exit velocity of 100 mph or greater. As well, Ozuna's 11 total bases in Game 4 is a franchise record for a playoff game. With that effort Ozuna became the first Brave to have a multi-homer postseason since Hall of Famer Chipper Jones back in 2003. He was similarly big in Game 4, as he went 4 for 5 with a double and two homers. But with this start - his first career postseason start - he certainly figures to be a factor if the Braves are to advance.īraves DH/OF Marcell Ozuna was huge during the regular season, as he led the NL in home runs and total bases and also put up a sky-scraping OPS+ of 175. The 22-year-old found himself as the odd man out to the Braves 1-2-3 punch of Max Fried, Ian Anderson and Kyle Wright in their playoff rotation to this point. He recorded a 31 percent called strike plus whiff (CSW) rate on his four-seamer. Wilson relied on his fastball, and with good reason. He only gave up one run on one hit (a solo homer from Edwin Rios) and struck out five. In his start, the rookie threw six solid innings on 74 pitches with 50 of them called strikes. ![]() Wilson did more than just eat up innings, he dominated a potent Dodgers lineup. With Atlanta's bullpen reeling from the Game 3 blowout, the club was in desperate need of Wilson to eat up some innings. The Braves sent out righty Bryse Wilson to the mound for Thursday's Game 4. Wilson gives the Braves a much-needed outing Here's why Major League Baseball officials decided to keep Globe Life's retractable roof open during the windy conditions. Game 4 of the NLCS on Thursday night also featured players dealing with extreme high winds throughout the game. ![]() The Braves, meanwhile, are now one win away from their first NL pennant since 1999. It's win-or-go home for the Dodgers on Friday night. Now, their Game 4 loss puts their 2020 season on the line. The Dodgers blew the Braves out in Game 3 after being shut down in Game 1 and having a late rally fall short in Game 2. Behind a stellar outing from rookie starter Bryse Wilson and a six-run sixth inning, the Braves took the series advantage. The Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers, 10-2, in Game 4 Thursday night at Globe Life Field in Arlington. The Atlanta Braves have jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the best-of-seven National League Championship Series. ![]()
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