This is an 8* on LA

Atlanta has had it fairly easy, at least by playoff standards, in the first two series. They got two pretty weak offensive teams - Cincinnati and Miami - and boy did they take advantage. Five wins, four of them shutouts! But now they’ve got to go through baseball’s best team, that being the Dodgers. Los Angeles also boasts a 5-0 playoff record. They scored more runs in their last game (12) than Atlanta has allowed the entire postseason (4). All four runs the Braves have allowed during the playoffs belong to tonight’s starter Max Fried. Fried lasted just four innings in Game 1 of the LDS against the Marlins. A similar start here would mean major trouble, even with that stellar Braves’ bullpen. It’s not Miami they are facing here, but Walker Buehler, who just doesn’t give up many runs. The Dodgers are also averaging 6.0 runs/game when facing a left-handed starter. Not only have the Dodgers won 9 straight overall (goes back to regular season), they’ve won the last eight times Buehler has started. Play on LA DODGERS

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