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After a hard-fought and emotional Wild Card series win versus the Philadelphia Phillies, the Atlanta Braves will turn their attention to the NLDS. It won’t be easy, as the Braves will have to play the back-to-back defending champion Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta went 5-1 this season versus Los Angeles, but that doesn’t matter in the […] The post What Are Braves’ Biggest Keys in the NLDS to Defeat Dodgers? appeared first on The Lead .
The Wild Card series wrapped up on Thursday and now we’re onto the divisional rounds, which will give us our fist look at the Los Angeles Dodgers, Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays and Cleveland Guardians. These series will feature some old friends, and has there are a lot of storylines to keep up with. Here […]
LOS ANGELES — After two days of four playoff games during the wild card round, Saturday gives us one more day full of baseball on Saturday to start the Division Series round in both the American League and National League. The Dodgers will start Tarik Skubal in Game 1 of their NLDS against a potential […]
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers open their 2026 postseason run on a sweltering Saturday afternoon, hosting the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium. Tarik Skubal will start for the Dodgers in Game 1, the team’s prized trade-deadline acquisition set to make his seventh career postseason start. Amazingly, […]
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Atlanta has an uphill climb, and Game 1 looks particularly tough for them. The post NLDS Game 1 Preview: Braves at Dodgers appeared first on Baseball Prospectus .
Freddie Freeman is about to face the organization that drafted him, developed him, and helped make him a franchise icon. But as the Los Angeles Dodgers prepare to open their National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves, Freeman isn’t interested in making his past the central storyline. The 37-year-old spent the first 12 seasons […] The post Dodgers’ Freddie Freeman won’t buy into Braves legacy narrative in NLDS appeared first on ClutchPoints .
MLB insider Ken Rosenthal was asked whether the Los Angeles Dodgers are beatable in their National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves. His answer leaned one way without closing the door. “Are they beatable in this series? I don’t think so, necessarily,” the FOX Sports insider said on Foul Territory. “I do like the […] The post Why MLB insider Ken Rosenthal doesn’t believe the Dodgers are beatable vs. Braves appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The No. 2 versus No. 3 seed matchup in the National League division series features two heavyweight fighters with immense offensive firepower in the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves. These lineups feature players on legitimate Hall of Fame tracks, with baseball legends like Shohei Ohtani, to decade-long offensive stalwarts in Matt Olson. Considering […] The post Why these two players will make or break Braves-Dodgers NLDS matchup appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Los Angeles Dodgers’ quest for a 3rd straight World Series title begins on Saturday. They will play the Atlanta Braves in the best-of-five NLDS at Dodger Stadium. Before the game, OF Josue De Paula and 2B Hyeseong Kim took batting practice alongside Shohei Ohtani before the Dodgers finalized the roster, per Dodgers Nation. They […] The post Watch Josue De Paula, Hyeseong Kim taking BP before NLDS roster decision appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Braves are using the same strategy for the second game in a row.
LOS ANGELES — The 2026 National League Division Series is the sixth postseason matchup between the Dodgers and Braves, dating back to 1996, and the fourth playoff matchup between the two teams in the last nine years. This doesn’t count when the Dodgers and Milwaukee Braves tied for the best record in the National League […]
Josue De Paula went 1-for-3 with two runs scored against the Giants on Sept. 19 at UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium. (Kate Foultz/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Cary Osborne and Megan Garcia It’s become routine to say that the Dodger player development system had a special season. But it might be hard to pick a season — among recent ones — with more achievements than 2026. Every Dodger Minor League team from Single-A up reached the postseason. And then there are the individual achievements — including ...
The Detroit Tigers are being called a “true contender” to sign Tarik Skubal in free agency after trading their ace to the Dodgers.
Max Muncy watches his home run in Game 7 of the 2025 World Series on Nov. 1, 2025. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) By Megan Garcia It’s just…different. “In the playoffs, everything is back to zero. It’s a new season and a new opportunity,” says 2025 World Series hero Miguel Rojas. The six-month grind is now over. The hopefulness of April is over. The dog days of August are in the rearview. The first finish line in September has been crossed. The Dodgers have reached the postseason for a Major...
2026 NLDS: Tarik Skubal’s plan for Game 1 — be him Tarik Skubal will start Saturday’s NLDS Game 1 for the Dodgers. (Carrie Giordano/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne If you don’t feel nervous, you don’t feel alive. Tarik Skubal, a Dodger for two months, will take the mound in 100-degree weather to start Game 1 of the 2026 National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves, and he admits he’ll have some nerves. “But I get nervous for every game,” he said. Imagine how the batters in t...
Shohei Ohtani took outdoor batting practice on Tuesday. (Jon SooHoo/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Senji Torrey While five days off can be unusual for a team that plays nearly every day for six months straight, it provided Shohei Ohtani the vital time to rest and reset in preparation for the postseason trek ahead. “It feels really good overall,” said Ohtani, who battled bicep and knee ailments late in the regular season. “I do feel like my swing is in a better place. It feels smooth. Just little twea...
Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani dealt with injury concerns toward the end of the regular season. Ohtani struggled at the plate after returning from injury late in the season, but he’s still one of the best players in the sport and the Dodgers are looking forward to having him available for the MLB playoffs. […] The post Dodgers’ Shohei Ohtani shares injury update ahead of NLDS vs. Braves appeared first on ClutchPoints .
Los Angeles Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani provided a positive update to reporters regarding ailments in his left knee (inflammation, soreness, lingering pain) and right biceps (discomfort, pain) on Friday, one day before L.A. will host the Atlanta Braves for Game 1 of the National League Division Series.
Whoa, last night was fun, no? This playoff series win was at least five years in the making, which is exactly the last time the Braves won a playoff series. The Phillies have excelled at beating the Braves in October in recent years, but didn’t have a lot of luck with anyone else. I felt […]
The Atlanta Braves handled business against the Philadelphia Phillies in the NL Wild Card, and now they have a date against the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NLDS. It’s safe to say that the Dodgers are the title favorites, and they’re on a mission to 3-peat, which would be something no team has ever been […] The post Braves’ Walt Weiss drops fiery ‘David and Goliath’ line ahead of MLB Playoffs series vs. Dodgers appeared first on ClutchPoints .
The Braves have a tall task ahead of them as they try to take down the Dodgers in the NLDS.
LOS ANGELES — The Dodgers will have a familiar face and voice on the field before Saturday’s opener of the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium, as Keith Williams Jr. is slated to sing the national anthem before Game 1 against the Atlanta Braves. It’s the 14th postseason national anthem at Dodger Stadium dating […]
LOS ANGELES — Major League Baseball on Friday announced the umpires for the Divisional Series round. For the Dodgers vs. Braves NLDS, the umpire crew will be led by crew chief James Hoye. This is the 18th career postseason series for Hoye, who has been umpiring in the majors since 2003. He was an umpire […]
A quartet of Dodger starting pitchers leads the treasure hunt (Clockwise from the top) Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Tyler Glasnow, Tarik Skubal and Blake Snell make up one of the most formidable postseason starting rotations in history. (Matt Mesa/Los Angeles Dodgers) by Cary Osborne As manager Dave Roberts held a bottle of champagne in the visitors’ clubhouse at Cincinnati’s Great American Ball Park on Sept. 17, he delivered a message to his National League West champion Dodger team before they popped...