With Walk-Off Win, Atlanta Snags an Early Edge Over Dodgers
The New York Times
Austin Riley’s ninth inning single pushed Atlanta to victory over Los Angeles in Game 1 of the N.L.C.S. — just like his homer did in last year’s Game 1.
ATLANTA — The Los Angeles Dodgers reached the National League Championship Series with a final, bitterly contested pitch on Thursday night in San Francisco.
Its last-pitch luck — or sorcery or absurdity or whatever your baseball loyalties lead you to call it — did not last.
Instead, with Game 1 of the N.L.C.S. tied in the ninth inning on Saturday, Atlanta’s Austin Riley lifted Blake Treinen’s offering into left field, transforming a slider into a starting gun for Ozzie Albies. Racing from second base, which he had stolen moments earlier, Albies crossed home plate to give Atlanta a win, 3-2, in the best-of-seven series.
