Braves will open playoffs on road, opponent to be decided Monday
You want to know who the Braves will open the playoff against?
So do they.
Results in Sunday’s regular-season finales only decided that the Braves will open the National League Division Series on the road. They will play either the Dodgers or the Rockies, who play a tiebreaker game on Monday. The Braves will play at the winner of that game.
On Sunday:
The Dodgers beat the Giants 15-0.
The Rockies beat the Nationals 12-0 in the eighth inning.
The Braves lost to the Phillies 3-1.
The only way the Braves could have home-field advantage in the first round of the playoffs was to win and have both the Dodgers and Rockies lose. That does not appear to be a possibility.
The Dodgers will host the Rockies in the tiebreaker game to determine the National League West winner and Braves opponent at 4:09 p.m. (ET). The loser of that game will play in the wild card round.
Tentative schedule
Game 1 - Thursday: Braves at Dodgers/Rockies
Game 2 - Friday: Braves at Dodgers/Rockies
Game 3 - Sunday: Dodgers/Rockies at Braves
Game 4 - Oct. 8: Dodgers/Rockies at Braves*
Game 5 - Oct. 10: Braves at Dodgers/Rockies*
* - if necessary
About the Author
Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.
