Dodgers take NLDS opener 5-3 over Braves behind Skubal's six innings
In short
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium, with starter Tarik Skubal allowing one run over six innings. Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy homered for the Dodgers. Kim Ha-seong started at shortstop for Atlanta and reached base on a walk, while Kim Hye-seong was on the Dodgers' 26-man roster but did not appear.
Why it matters
The win gives the Dodgers, described by Yonhap as chasing a third straight World Series title, a 1-0 lead in the best-of-five series. For Korean-language readers the game also carried a domestic angle on both sides, with Kim Ha-seong starting for Atlanta and Kim Hye-seong named to the Dodgers' postseason roster. The three outlets treat the result as part of a wider first day of Division Series play rather than a one-off event.
Key facts
- The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 in Game 1 of the National League Division Series at Uniqlo Field at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Dodgers starter Tarik Skubal, acquired at the trade deadline in early August, pitched six innings with seven strikeouts, two hits, two walks and one run allowed to earn the win, according to Yonhap. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Teoscar Hernández hit a two-run home run in the bottom of the fourth inning to give the Dodgers the first runs of the game. [ 2 ]
- Kyle Tucker hit a two-run homer and Max Muncy a solo homer in the bottom of the sixth to make it 5-1, after Atlanta's Sean Murphy hit a solo home run in the top of the sixth. [ 2 ]
- Atlanta's Ozzie Albies hit a two-run home run in the ninth, but Atlanta could not come back. [ 2 ]
- Kim Ha-seong started at shortstop and batted ninth for Atlanta, striking out swinging in the third, drawing a walk in the sixth and finishing 0 for 1 with one walk before being replaced by pinch-hitter Lane Thomas in the eighth, Yonhap reported. [ 2 ]
- Kim Hye-seong, who was sent to the minor leagues in late May, was included on the Dodgers' 26-man NLDS roster but did not play, according to Yonhap. [ 2 ]
- In other Division Series openers, Milwaukee beat San Diego 3-2, Tampa Bay beat the New York Yankees 1-0 and the Chicago White Sox beat Cleveland 3-0. [ 2 , 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
Still unclear
- No start time, attendance or further schedule for the series appears in the documents. Not stated by any of the three documents.
- The specifics of Kim Ha-seong's and Kim Hye-seong's involvement rest on a single outlet's report. Only Yonhap gives the Korean players' details, all other documents naming only Skubal's pitching line.
- The documents date the game in Korean time only and do not give the local date or time at the ballpark. Yonhap and Newsis write of October 4 Korean time without a local first-pitch time.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Chosun Ilbo publishes a report on the Dodgers' 5-3 win over Atlanta in NLDS Game 1. [ 1 ]
- Yonhap publishes a comprehensive report with the game details, the Korean players' involvement and other Division Series results. [ 2 ]
- Newsis publishes Associated Press photo captions from the Dodgers and Brewers games. [ 3 ]