What an absolute nightmare for the Braves yesterday! When I left my office yesterday, the Cards had tied the game and then went up 5-3. At some point on the drive home, I heard it was up to 7-3. After I got home and turned on the Dodgers game the announcer said that the final in Atlanta was Cards 7, Braves 6. My son was up in arms that Albies was safe at first and that, if they had gotten the call right, Acuna's HR would have tied the game. Apparently, however, the Braves didn't even challenge the call, and I couldn't tell from the one replay I saw on the highlights. Losing game 1 at home in that fashion does not bode well for the rest of the series.
Dodgers looked REALLY good. They came out a bit slow and got a lot of help from the Nats' wild starter in the first inning. Being able to get the Nats' starters out of the game early is going to be key in this series. Also, I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY want to slap Fernando Rodney and make him straighten out his hat.