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Braves Report podcast: Dodgers don’t die so the NLCS returns to Atlanta

Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario and teammates leave the dugout after their 11-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in game 5 at the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, Thursday October 21, 2021, in Los Angeles, Ca. Curtis Compton / curtis.compton@ajc.com

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Braves left fielder Eddie Rosario and teammates leave the dugout after their 11-2 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers in game 5 at the National League Championship Series at Dodger Stadium, Thursday October 21, 2021, in Los Angeles, Ca. Curtis Compton / curtis.compton@ajc.com
By Jay Black – The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Oct 22, 2021

Braves Report podcast, Episode 11: It’s a blowout by the Dodgers so now everyone makes their way back to Atlanta for the NLCS to come to its conclusion. AJC Braves beat writer Gabriel Burns joins columnist Mark Bradley and our podcast manager Jay Black to break down Game 5. Our crew explains why the situation has changed somewhat for the Braves, what happened to Max Fried and who has the edge in Game 6.

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