ATL 🔴 (0-0) @ LAD 🔵 (0-0)
Sat, Oct 3 · 4:00 PM ET · 1:00 PM PT
Series: 🔘 ⚪ ⚪ ⚪ ⚪

NLDS · Game 1

🔴 TBD
🔵 Tarik Skubal · (L) · 12-7 · 2.72 ERA

MLB Gameday

#Braves #Dodgers #MLB

🔴 #WhiteSox open against #Guardians; Hagen Smith faces Parker Messick.
🔵 #Braves visit #Dodgers; Tarik Skubal is LA’s Game 1 starter. ATL bullpen game.
⚪️ #Yankees face #Rays that the Trop. Gerrit Cole vs. Drew Rasmussen.
🟤 #Padres and Robbie Ray face #Brewers and Jacob Misiorowski.

2021 was magical. #Braves

Michael Harris II was stylin' for the Atlanta Braves last eve love it!
#baseballcouture #mlb #atlanta #Braves

I actually love that virtually NO ONE is giving the #Braves a chance against the Dodgers.

I get it. But weird things can happen in the postseason.

I think the #Braves have a puncher's chance.

Here are my thoughts on the National League Division Series match up:

#Braves vs #Dodgers
Favor ATL, LAD will win.

#Padres vs #Brewers
Tough one. Favor (slightly) SDP, but MIL will win.

NLDS Series for #Braves at #Dodgers starts Saturday at 4:00 ET and continues Sunday at 8:00 ET. Game 3 will be in Atlanta on Tuesday at 6:00 ET.

If necessary, Games 4 and 5 will be on Wednesday (at ATL) and Friday (at LAD).

The games are on FOX, FS1, FOX Deportes, and FOX One.

#MLB Division Series matchups are set. Here’s where things stand:

For the American League it will be #WhiteSox at #Guardians and #Yankees at #Rays. For the National League it will be #Braves at #Dodgers and #Padres at #Brewers.

Division Series are a best-of-5 games.

No. 5 on the day — October 1, 2026

Chris Sale (ATL) — +22.0.

His biggest moment was a strikeout in the 9th against PHI — worth +1.1 points of win probability at 0.46x leverage.

+3.1 win probability · +18.9 process

#MLB #Braves #xDAWG

No. 4 on the day — October 1, 2026

Ozzie Albies (ATL) — +23.8.

His biggest swing was a home run in the 4th against PHI — worth +8.1 points of win probability at 0.61x leverage.

+12.8 win probability · +11.0 process

#MLB #Braves #xDAWG

No. 2 on the day — October 1, 2026

Grant Holmes (ATL) — +29.2.

His biggest moment was a field out in the 5th against PHI — worth +3.5 points of win probability at 1.66x leverage.

+12.2 win probability · +16.9 process

#MLB #Braves #xDAWG

DAWG OF THE DAY — October 1, 2026

Michael Harris (ATL) — +41.7 DAWG points.

His biggest swing was a home run in the 1st against PHI — worth +20.6 points of win probability at 1.97x leverage.

+32.5 win probability · +9.2 process

#MLB #Braves #xDAWG

NL Wild Card Game 3 had 3 starters with 100+ career Box-Toppers points—though only 1 started the game:
#Braves
Chris Sale 199.2 pts—9th* 3rd†
#Phillies
Zack Wheeler 143.8—34th* 7th†
Aaron Nola 127.5—46th* 9th†
*Rank since ’95
†Rank among active players
www.box-toppers.com/blog/2026/10...

Box-Toppers Wild Card Series Recap:
#Braves beat #Phillies, 2-1
B-T team rankings:
⚾️ ATL—6th (113.7 B-T points), 4th among NL teams
⚾️ PHI—4th (117.4 B-T points), 3rd among NL teams
ATL advances to face #Dodgers in NLDS.
Full B-T Daily Scorecard: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2026/10...

They're still chopping in Atlanta

The #Braves advanced to the #NLDS last night, and did so in pretty dominant fashion, beating the #Phillies 6-2. Check out the recap by Mike Roberts.

LINK: buff.ly/n5QTaLw

Key Box-Toppers game scores in Thursday’s NL Wild Card Series Game 3:
#Braves
+3.1—Ray Kerr (3.1IP 0R, Player of the Game)
+2.0—Michael Harris II (3-run HR)
-2.0—Grant Holmes
#Phillies
-7.8—Aaron Nola (1.2IP 3R L)
-3.0—Zack Wheeler (4IP 3H 2R)
Details: www.box-toppers.com/blog/2026/10...

🔥 CHRIS SALE | 8.90 RPR | #1 (10/1) 🔥

1.1 IP | 1 H | 0 ER | 3 K — Sale came out of the bullpen and struck out all three outs he recorded. Nasty. 😤

ReliefPitcherRating.com
#MLB #Braves #ChrisSale #RPR

Obviously glad the #Braves are moving on. But MLB's #WildcardRound is still bullshit

🎯 RAY KERR | 4.20 SPR | #1 (10/1) 🎯

3.1 IP | 0 ER — 4.20 is a GREAT score for only 3.1 innings. Kerr made every out count.

StartingPitcherRating.com
#MLB #Braves #RayKerr #SPR