LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Tarik Skubal struck out seven over six innings of one-run ball, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the visiting Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Saturday evening in Game 1 of the NL Division Series at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers lead the best-of-five series 1-0. Los Angeles scored two runs in the third inning and three in the fifth. Atlanta scored one in the fifth and two in the eighth. Kyle Tucker and Teoscar Hernández each homered and drove in two runs, while Max Muncy also homered. Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer for Atlanta. Dylan Dodd pitched three scoreless innings in relief, and Brent Suter added two scoreless innings for Atlanta. Alex Vesia and Brock Stewart each worked a scoreless inning for Los Angeles. Skubal earned the win, Victor Mederos took the loss, and Evan Phillips recorded the save. Los Angeles finished with eight hits to Atlanta’s four. Attendance was 50,194, and the game took 2 hours, 44 minutes. Atlanta’s record is 96-70; Los Angeles is 101-62.

LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — Tarik Skubal struck out seven over six innings of one-run ball, and Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy homered as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 on Saturday evening at Dodger Stadium in Game 1 of the NL Division Series. The Dodgers lead the best-of-five series 1-0. Los Angeles, the home team, improved to 101-62. Atlanta, the visiting team, fell to 96-70. The game took 2:44 in front of 50,194. Skubal earned the win, Victor Mederos took the loss, and Evan Phillips recorded the save. Skubal improved to 13-7 with a performance that set the tone for the opener. He allowed two hits, one earned run and two walks while striking out seven. In his most recent start before the playoffs, Skubal worked seven scoreless innings with 10 strikeouts against San Francisco. The Los Angeles bullpen backed him with scoreless work. Alex Vesia pitched a scoreless inning with one strikeout. Brock Stewart also tossed a scoreless inning with one strikeout. Evan Phillips finished the ninth for his second save of the season, working one-third of an inning with one walk. The Dodgers held Atlanta to four hits. Atlanta scored one run in the fifth inning and two in the eighth. Los Angeles scored two runs in the third inning and three in the fifth. The Dodgers got two-run homers from Hernández and Tucker and a solo homer from Muncy. Hernández finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Tucker went 2-for-4 with two RBIs. Muncy was 1-for-4 with one RBI. Freddie Freeman singled and walked, and he scored on Hernández’s homer. Shohei Ohtani and Mookie Betts also singled for Los Angeles, which finished with eight hits. Sean Murphy homered for Atlanta, and Ozzie Albies added a two-run homer. Albies went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs. Ronald Acuña Jr. singled and scored on Albies’ homer. Drake Baldwin also singled for the Braves. Atlanta finished with four hits. Dylan Dodd pitched three innings for the Braves, allowing two hits and no earned runs with four strikeouts. Brent Suter worked two innings, allowing one hit and no earned runs with three strikeouts. Victor Mederos took the loss and fell to 6-2. Atlanta pitchers combined for 15 strikes, 48 balls and 15 balls in play. Los Angeles pitchers combined for 14 strikes, 56 balls and 14 balls in play. The Dodgers opened the scoring with Hernández’s two-run drive after Freeman reached. Tucker later connected for a two-run homer after Hernández singled. Muncy added a solo shot. Skubal made those runs stand up by mixing his fastball and slider, striking out seven and walking two. Atlanta’s best push came late. Murphy homered to get the Braves on the board. Acuña singled before Albies hit a two-run homer to cut the deficit. Phillips entered and closed the door. The Braves could not mount another rally. The Braves put a runner on when Baldwin singled to center. Acuña grounded out to move Baldwin to second, but Albies grounded out and Olson popped out to first baseman Freeman. Los Angeles got a single from Ohtani, but Smith popped out and Freeman grounded out. Skubal then struck out Hernández, Tucker and Pages in succession, with a challenged call confirmed for the final out. Atlanta went down on strikeouts by Murphy, Kim and Baldwin. The Dodgers got a single from Betts, but Ohtani lined out to second baseman Albies. Olson struck out, Harris grounded out and Dubón flied out. Riley was called out on strikes. For Los Angeles, Edman struck out, Betts walked, Ohtani flew out and Smith grounded out. Smith lined out sharply to center. Freeman singled. Hernández struck out. Ohtani flew out. Smith lined out. Freeman singled. Hernández struck out. Pages struck out. Tucker struck out. Muncy grounded out. Atlanta’s bullpen kept the game within reach. Dodd and Suter combined for five scoreless innings, though Mederos was charged with the loss. Los Angeles had chances to add more. Betts walked and Ohtani flew out in one sequence. Will Smith lined out sharply to center. Tommy Edman drew a walk. Andy Pages struck out. Kyle Tucker struck out swinging. Max Muncy grounded out to first baseman Matt Olson. For Atlanta, Matt Olson popped out and struck out. Michael Harris II grounded out and flied out. Mauricio Dubón walked later and Austin Riley grounded out to end the game. The Braves stranded Dubón when Riley grounded out to shortstop Mookie Betts. The Dodgers’ defense turned routine plays behind Skubal and the bullpen. Kyle Tucker’s two-run homer was part of a two-hit night. Teoscar Hernández also had two hits and two RBIs. Max Muncy’s solo homer gave the Dodgers their final run. Ozzie Albies’ two-run homer in the late innings brought Atlanta within two. Sean Murphy’s solo homer accounted for Atlanta’s first run. Ronald Acuña Jr. had a single and scored. Drake Baldwin had a single. Freddie Freeman reached base twice with a single and a walk. Shohei Ohtani singled. Mookie Betts singled and walked. Tommy Edman walked twice. Mauricio Dubón walked. Lane Thomas struck out. Ha-Seong Kim walked. Will Smith lined out. Andy Pages struck out. Michael Harris II grounded out twice. Matt Olson popped out and struck out. Austin Riley grounded out twice and struck out. The Dodgers are seeking the fifth three-peat in World Series history. In best-of-five postseason series, teams that take a 1-0 lead have gone on to win 116 of 160 times. In Division Series with the current 2-2-1 format, home teams that take a 1-0 lead have gone on to win 42 of 56 times. Los Angeles will look to take a 2-0 lead in the series. Atlanta will try to even the series before it shifts to Atlanta. The Braves’ season record is now 96-70. The Dodgers’ season record is now 101-62. The game was played during the evening under the lights at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles, California. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Los Angeles with a 61.2 percent probability to win. The Dodgers had been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of minus 1.5.