Tarik Skubal, Dodgers Beat Braves, Box Score Stats, Highlights, Updated MLB Playoff Bracket

Los Angeles Dodgers ace Tarik Skubal led his squad to a 5-3 National League Division Series Game 1 win over the Atlanta Braves at home on Saturday.

Skubal finished with seven strikeouts, allowing just one earned run and two hits over six innings in his first postseason appearance with the Dodgers after being traded from the Detroit Tigers at the deadline.

L.A. entered the NLDS opener as 1.5-point favorites, according to FanDuel Sportsbook, hoping to begin its quest for a third straight World Series title with a Game 1 win over the Braves.

Behind a stunning performance from Skubal that held Atlanta to one run and a barrage of home runs, the Dodgers delivered on those expectations, taking Game 1 at home and looking every bit like a team capable of making another run at a championship.

Box Score

Teams	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th
Braves	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
Dodgers	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	-

Hitting
Top Players	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
Teoscar Hernandez, LAD	4	2	2	2	1	0	2	.500	.500	1.250
Kyle Tucker, LAD	4	1	2	2	1	0	2	.500	.500	1.250
Max Muncy, LAD	4	1	1	1	1	0	0	.250	.250	1.000
Mookie Betts, LAD	3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.333	.500	.333
Shohei Ohtani, LAD	4	0	1	0	0	0	0	.250	.250	.250
Sean Murphy, ATL	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	.333	.429	1.000
Drake Baldwin, ATL	4	0	1	0	0	0	1	.176	.176	.235
Ronald Acuna Jr., ATL	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.154	.353	.154
Ozzie Albies, ATL	3	1	1	2	1	1	0	.333	.529	1.000
Pitching
Top Players	IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-S	ERA
Tarik Skubal, LAD	6.0	2	1	1	2	7	1	94-62	1.50
Dylan Dodd, ATL	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0	47-30	2.45
Brent Suter, ATL	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0	33-21	0.00

Postseason Bracket

American League Wild Card

• No. 6 Chicago White Sox def. No. 3 Houston Astros, 2-0
• No. 4 New York Yankees def. No. 5 Boston Red Sox, 2-0

National League Wild Card

• No. 3 Atlanta Braves def. No. 6 Philadelphia Phillies, 2-1
• No. 4 San Diego Padres def. No. 5 Chicago Cubs, 2-0

American League Division Series

• No. 6 Chicago White Sox lead No. 2 Cleveland Guardians, 1-0
• No. 1 Tampa Bay Rays vs. No. 4 New York Yankees

National League Division Series

• No. 2 Los Angeles Dodgers lead No. 3 Atlanta Braves, 1-0 
• No. 1 Milwaukee Brewers vs. No. 4 San Diego Padres

Teoscar Hernández launched a 431-foot, two-run homer in the bottom of the fourth to bring in Freddie Freeman and kick off the scoring after a pitching clinic by both teams' aces, Dodgers' Skubal and Braves' Dylan Dodd.

The Braves responded in the top of the sixth when Sean Murphy opened the inning with a 421-foot bomb to center field, cutting the deficit to 2-1.

The Dodgers were having none of that, adding two more home run punches from Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy in the bottom of the sixth to bring in three runs.

In a last-ditch effort by the Braves in the top of the ninth, Ozzie Albies homered to center field with no outs, bringing in two runs to cut the deficit to 5-3.

With a runner on second and two outs, Austin Riley grounded out to shortstop, ending a near-comeback by the Braves.

Game	Date	Location	Time (ET)
Game 1	Sat., Oct. 3	Dodger Stadium — Los Angeles	4 p.m.
Game 2	Sun., Oct. 4	Dodger Stadium — Los Angeles	8 p.m.
Game 3	Tue., Oct. 6	Truist Park — Atlanta	6 p.m.
Game 4*	Wed., Oct. 7	Truist Park — Atlanta	6 p.m.
Game 5*	Fri., Oct. 9	Dodger Stadium — Los Angeles	8 p.m.

Game 2 will remain in Los Angeles on Sunday, with first pitch scheduled for 8 p.m. ET and available to watch on FS1.