The Los Angeles Dodgers' 2026 postseason begins at home on Saturday, Oct. 3, hosting Atlanta in Game 5 of the best-of-five National League Division Series as the back-to-back World Series champions chase a third in a row.
No NL team has ever won three consecutive titles and the last Major League Baseball team to do it was the New York Yankees from 1998-2000. The Dodgers got a bye to the NLDS with the second-best record in the NL, while Atlanta had to win a hard-fought wild card series against their rival to advance.
Trade deadline acquisition and back-to-back Cy Young winner Tarik Skubal makes his first postseason start for the Dodgers, who last played six days ago. Skubal went 5-2 with a 2.61 ERA in 10 starts after the joining the Dodgers and the 29-year-old
is a free agent this winter, expected to sign a record-setting contract.
"Everybody's got one goal at hand. I fit right in with that," Skubal told reporters. "I think everything that I try to do is try to win as many baseball games as I can. I'm excited to start doing that in October."
Where to watch Dodgers vs Braves: TV channel, streaming
- Time: 4 p.m. ET
- TV channel: Fox
- Live stream: Fubo
Dodgers vs Braves predictions
- Bob Nightengale: Dodgers in 4
- Gabe Lacques: Dodgers in 4
- Kristie Ackert: Dodgers in 4
- Jesse Yomtov: Dodgers in 5
Dodgers-Braves NLDS schedule
- Game 1 (Saturday, Oct. 3): At Los Angeles, 4 p.m. ET
- Game 2 (Sunday, Oct. 4): At Los Angeles, 8 p.m. ET
- Game 3 (Tuesday, Oct. 6): At Atlanta, 6 p.m. ET
- Game 4 (Wednesday, Oct. 7)*: At Atlanta, 6 p.m. ET
- Game 5 (Friday, Oct. 9)*: At Los Angeles, 8 p.m. ET
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