ESCARPERS AT THE BRAVES
When: Saturday, 5:07 p.m.
Or: Truist Park, Atlanta
TV: TBS
THE ALIGNES
Here is the Dodgers’ starting lineup for tonight …
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and the starting eleven of the Braves …
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PITCHERS
DODGERS RHP COREY KNEBEL (4-0, 2.45 ERA)
Courageous Vs. 0-0, 2.79 ERA (10 games, 9-2 / 3 innings, 13 Ks)
At Truist Park: 0-0, 9.00 ERA (1 game, 1 set, 1 K)
Playoff history: 1-0, 0.73 ERA (12 games, 12-1 / 3 innings, 18 Ks)
Likes to face: Joc Pederson, 0 for 3 (.000)
Hates to face: Freddie Freeman, 2 for 5 (0.400), double, HR, 1 RBI
BRAVES LHP MAX FRIED (14-7, 3.04 ERA)
Vs. Dodge: 1-2, 4.30 ERA (5 games, 23 innings, 29 Ks)
At Truist Park: 20-7, 3.04 ERA (44 games, 222 innings, 211 Ks)
Playoff history: 1-1, 3.25 ERA (13 games, 36 innings, 39 Ks)
Likes to face: Chris Taylor, 1 for 8 (.125), 4 Ks
Hates to face: Justin Turner, 5 for 10 (.500), doubles, RH
TO COME UP
Game 2: Dodgers (RHP Max Scherzer, 15-4, 2.46 ERA) at Braves (RHP Ian Anderson, 9-5, 3.58 ERA), Sunday, 4:37 p.m., TBS
