Game result and context
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Atlanta Braves 5-3 in NL Division Series Game 1
A three-run sixth inning built on homers by Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy carried the Los Angeles Dodgers past the Atlanta Braves 5-3 in Game 1 of the NL Division Series at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium.
Final result
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium in Game 1 of the NL Division Series. Los Angeles leads the best-of-five series 1-0, and Atlanta stands at 0-1.
How the game changed
The sixth inning settled it. Sean Murphy's solo homer in the top half gave Atlanta its first run, but the Dodgers answered at once. Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer and Max Muncy followed with a solo shot, and the home side came out of the inning with three more runs.
Teoscar Hernández had opened the scoring with a two-run homer in the fourth. The Braves made the ninth uneasy when Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer, but they got no closer.
Key performances
Tarik Skubal won it, pitching 6.0 innings with 7 strikeouts and 1 earned run. Hernández went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI and scored twice. Tucker also went 2 for 4 with 2 RBI, and Muncy drove in one.
For Atlanta, Albies went 1 for 3 with 2 RBI and Murphy went 1 for 3 with 1 RBI. The Dodgers hit 3 homers to the Braves' 2, and every run in the game came on a home run.
Season and playoff context
Los Angeles holds serve at home in the opener of the NL Division Series. Atlanta now needs a win in Game 2 to avoid falling two games behind.