00:01Good evening friends tonight from Truist Park in Atlanta Georgia it's game one of the National
00:07League Championship Series between the Braves and the Dodgers Max Freed gets the ball for Atlanta
00:12and he faces Corey Knables the Dodgers will be going with a bullpen game Max Freed and he has
00:18been a postseason performer the last couple of years he's been excellent well you see his second
00:23half stats but if you think about what he did in his last 12 starts he was eight to know
00:29ERA under
00:30two two up two down the swing and a ground ball base hit into right center pass a diving Aussie
00:36Albies now Seager's going to try to stretch it into a double and he does and it's a hustle double
00:43for Corey Seager 100 second two down three brings the two two to Turner check swing believe he went
00:49he did yes sir struck it out and that ends the top of the first inning and a good start
00:54for Max
00:55three it's an opener again and it's the same opener from Georgetown Texas Corey Knable gets the ball in
01:01back-to-back game he started four games as an opener during the regular season of course game five and
01:07he Rosario leads it off of the Braves and he slings one into right field a base hit Rosario aggressive
01:13turn he'll stop there with Betts recovering and it's a leadoff single and now the Freddie
01:19chance raining down early runner goes swing and a miss throw in a second and the tag safe
01:26the naval is a pitcher you can run on and Rosario got a great jump it is a strikeout Freeman
01:32is gone
01:32but Rosario into second base Rosario goes to third two gone Boston Riley coming up that's going to get
01:46now that fastball from Knievel and Atlanta on the board first in game one of the NLCS
01:53one two flung on and miss strike three change up breaking ball and the ending is over two up and
01:59two down
02:00that'll bring up AJ Pollock first ball swinging AJ Pollock a liner into right center that's down and to the
02:06wall
02:06Peterson unable to run it down and AJ Pollock a double in the right center field back-to-back
02:13innings with two out doubles for the Dodgers Chris Taylor now full count Pollock at second
02:20and a swing and a shot in the left center field a base hit Pollock will head home he will
02:25score
02:25and Chris Taylor with a two out RBI single and the Dodgers right away tie this one up in the
02:32second
02:32inning bring Steven Sousa jr. to the plate he's pinch hitting for the pitcher spot 3 2 pitch on the
02:38way
02:38getting looking strike three fastball at 95 painted the outside corner next up for the Dodgers it is Phil
02:46Bickford not a spring training game this is game one of the NLCS but it has that feel a pitcher
02:52and
02:52hitting two and two to Jack Peterson a swing at a miss Bickford strikes him out that slider
02:58there's two on one ball two strikes to count on Darno and down he goes Bickford puts him away
03:04three up three down with two K's so Turner first hit of the LCS for him and a man on
03:10with one way here
03:11in the third inning Turner at first one down for Corey Seager little jam shot Swanson is back over the
03:17shoulder
03:17catch he got a great jump on that ball Justin Turner struck out of the first inning
03:22sends one in the air to right field here coming over John Peterson and shot runs this one down
03:26right into the fire just added to the NLCS roster Justin Bruhl two outs now to the top of the
03:33order and
03:33Rosario on the ground shift is on and the plan is working for the Dodgers
03:40will Smith pop the short in his first at bat stepping in and Smith sends one of the air deep
03:46left field that is way back and will Smith strikes again
03:52his third home run of the postseason two to one Dodgers as Smith goes deep
03:58will Smith has given the Dodgers a two to one lead freed oh and two on Pollock and down he
04:05goes
04:06three comes back nasty slider that time third strike down for Max free
04:11swing and miss first strike three so it'll be Tony Gonsolin now coming out of the
04:16Dodger bullpen Ronnie he has been a starter mostly this season with the Dodgers has not pitched
04:22since September 30th I'm still trying to get over the two different tongues on his spikes
04:30that's a cat for two to go on in the Atlanta fourth inning now for Austin Riley the Milwaukee Brewers
04:37featured lots of sliders against Riley in that first series they lived away and Riley rips one
04:43left field line it is a home run Riley ties it at two Riley drove one right on down the
04:53line
04:54that thing just went off the grid 2-2 game here in the bottom of the fourth inning Gonsolin is
05:00aboard with a
05:00leadoff hit Mookie Betts has flied to right twice tonight a shot right to
05:07Albies and a double play well you couldn't have a better positioning set up there Mookie Betts hit it
05:14right on the nose but on the ground Reed set Turner leads from second
05:23fastball right at the bottom of the zone and a huge strike down for Max free that's his fifth in
05:28the ball game
05:28so two men are out runner at third now and that brings up AJ Pollock and Pollock a line shot
05:33caught
05:34by Albies heading over and a huge play by Ozzy Albies to wrap up the top of the sixth inning
05:40Vessia will be the
05:41second different left-hander batting average against 126 against Vessia this summer one away
05:47Freddie Freeman at a 2-2 count and a swing at him as Vessia strikes him out and three strikeouts
05:53for
05:53Freddie Freddie and that's who won the all these little half swing got a hurry and
05:59no chance always will reach
06:02infield hit and always will get Riley to the plate a swing at a miss
06:07Vessia strikes him out.
06:09Challenged him.
06:10Well, Max Freed is done.
06:12Brian Stetker pulls the plug on a starter.
06:1481 pitches.
06:15Six innings.
06:16Two runs he gives up.
06:18No walks.
06:19And five Ks.
06:20And now Tyler Matzik is on out of the bullpen.
06:22Little flare.
06:23Going to be trouble.
06:25And Freddie Freeman cannot make the play.
06:28And Taylor on his way to second with a hustle double.
06:32Taylor right out of the box was thinking two.
06:34Freeman almost came up with a miraculous catch.
06:39But it goes as a double.
06:41And the Dodgers in business in the seventh.
06:43His second hit of the game.
06:45Four straight innings.
06:46The leadoff hitter has reached for L.A.
06:49And the Dodgers with a runner at third base.
06:51And one out.
06:52Mookie Betts the batter.
06:53Dodgers threatening to take the lead here in inning number seven.
06:56And Betts in the air.
06:57He popped it up.
06:58Foul territory.
07:00Freeman with room.
07:02Two outs.
07:02And now you've got to go through Trey Turner.
07:05Matzik deals.
07:06A swing and a miss.
07:07He struck him out.
07:09Wow.
07:10What a job.
07:11Slider fans.
07:12Turner.
07:13And in a 2-2 game in the eighth inning.
07:15It is the Dodger closer.
07:16Kenley Jansen on to work.
07:18Similar scenario to game five.
07:20Mid-shitter is Ahiri Adrianza.
07:22Down he goes.
07:24A strikeout for Kenley Jansen.
07:26Two up and two down.
07:28Ground ball.
07:29Right side.
07:30Justin Turner with the shift on.
07:32Picks it up and throws a mound.
07:33Jansen is perfect in the eighth.
07:35Will Smith.
07:36Braves closer.
07:37Enters this one at a 2-2 tie in the ninth.
07:40One away.
07:40Here's A.J. Pollock.
07:41In the air.
07:43Late on it.
07:44Pop up to Freeman.
07:46Two outs.
07:47A two out walk.
07:49The go ahead run is on now.
07:51And here comes Cody Bellinger for Los Angeles.
07:55Here he comes.
07:57And a swing.
07:58And a base hit on the right.
08:01Taylor turns.
08:02Heads to third.
08:02Now he stops.
08:03Now he's in a run down.
08:04Throw to third.
08:05Riley will chase him.
08:07Taylor on his way back.
08:08And now it's Swanson.
08:10And the inning is over.
08:12And the bad base running takes him out of the ninth inning.
08:16What in the world Chris Taylor was thinking about?
08:18The old Cardinal rule.
08:19You don't want to make the first out.
08:21Or the third out at third base.
08:23And Taylor caught in the run down.
08:26And that ends the inning.
08:27Blake Trinan is on the mound.
08:30Ninth inning.
08:312-2 game.
08:32The Braves have the winning run standing at first base.
08:35Run down for Austin Riley.
08:37Takes off.
08:39Throw to second.
08:41Stalling base.
08:42What a jump.
08:44The four-stepper.
08:45No chance to Will Smith.
08:48And now the Braves have the winning run at second base.
08:51And pitch.
08:52Slugged down to left field.
08:53And this is down for a base hit.
08:56Here comes Ozzie.
08:57And the Braves take game one.
09:01Woo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo.
09:03What an amazing opening act in game one
09:06of the 2021 National League Championship Series.
09:10And the Braves win it three to two.
09:13Austin Riley tied it with a home run on the fourth.
09:16He wins it with a single in the ninth.
09:19His first career walk-off RBI for Riley,
09:22regular or postseason.
09:24And Austin Riley, this magical season.
09:27And he's got one more piece to add to it right here.
09:30He's got one more piece to add to it right here.
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