NLCS Game 4: Braves 1 Win Away From World Series

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Braves are just one win away from going to the World Series after a 9-2 road win against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

The Braves now lead L.A. three games to one going into Game 5 of the National League Championship Series set for today at 8:08 p.m. EST.

The Braves lived up to manager Brian Snitker’s promise that the Game 3 loss would not shake the team’s confidence, and batters responded by punishing Dodgers starting pitcher Julio Urias early.

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Atlanta outfielders Eddie Rosario and Adam Duvall delivered back-to-back solo homers in the top of the second inning, and first baseman Freddie Freeman added a third-inning solo home run followed by a Joc Pederson RBI that scored Rosario.

Duvall scored again in the fifth inning on a sacrifice flyball to center field that sent second baseman Ozzie Albies home.

Braves’ defense was key on the night, holding Los Angeles scoring to only a pair of fifth-inning runs. Perhaps the defensive play of the game was Duvall’s second-inning catch robbing Gavin Lux of a home run.

In the ninth inning, the Braves punctuated their dominant scoring performance with four runs, including a Freeman RBI double and a three-run Rosario homer.

But Atlanta was in this position, up 3-1 in the NLCS, just one year ago before losing three straight to the Dodgers. Can the Braves close out the series and reverse their fortune from 2020?

Game 5, on the final night of the Dodger three-game homestand, begins Thursday at 8:08 p.m. EST. Play will be broadcast on TBS and with radio play-by-play at 680 the Fan. Subscribers to YouTube TV and Hulu Live can stream the game.