Dodgers ace Tarik Skubal will get the ball in Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, a source told ESPN on Friday.
Los Angeles Dodgers manager Dave Roberts announced that ace Tarik Skubal will start Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. The decision lines up Skubal for a potential winner-take-all Game 5 on five days' rest. Meanwhile, Atlanta plans to counter Skubal by using a reliever as an opener in the series opener.
Fellow left-hander Blake Snell is the likely candidate for Game 2 for Los Angeles, while Yoshinobu Yamamoto is projected to start Game 3. Atlanta manager Walt Weiss indicated that the Braves will lean heavily on their bullpen, though a Game 2 start for Chris Sale remains under consideration.
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