Atlanta win NL Championship series opener 5-1Around 11,500 watch game from stands in TexasRays take 2-0 lead over Astros in ALCSAustin Riley led off the ninth inning with a tiebreaking homer that sparked a four-run outburst, and the Atlanta Braves opened their first National League Championship Series since 2001 with a 5-1 win over the
Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night.
Riley, the No9 batter in the Braves lineup, hit a 448-drive to left-center off Blake Treinen, who had just entered the game, drawing a loud reaction and some tomahawk-chop chants from the first fans allowed to attend a major league game this season.