Dodgers could take advantage of run-down Braves, top pitcher in NLDS

The Los Angeles Dodgers hold a major advantage entering the NLDS against an exhausted Atlanta Braves pitching staff, Dylan Hernandez writes for the California Post. Braves manager Walt Weiss used ace Chris Sale in relief during a four-run Wild Card Series finale against the Philadelphia Phillies, leaving Sale unavailable for Game 1 on Saturday and potentially sidelining him until Game 3.

With injured starting pitchers Martin Perez and Bryce Elder ruled out for the series, Hernandez notes the Braves may rely on bullpen games for the first two matchups at Dodger Stadium. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts stated his team will try to capitalize by keeping Atlanta's overtaxed relievers under constant pressure.