Start times set for Dodgers' first two NLDS games

The Dodgers will, as expected, be working the late shift when they open the postseason this weekend.

The game times for the first two games of the Division Series round were announced by MLB on Tuesday. The Dodgers will be the last game on the schedule on each of the first two days.

Game 1 of their best-of-five National League Division Series is Saturday at 5:38 p.m. PT at Dodger Stadium.

Game 2 takes place on Sunday at 5:08 p.m. Both games will be broadcast on Fox Sports 1.

The Dodgers' opponent will be the winner of the Atlanta Braves-San Diego Padres Wild Card Series, which began Tuesday night in San Diego.

It will be the Dodgers' 12th straight postseason appearance and both opponents will be familiar.

The Dodgers have faced the Padres in the NLDS round twice in the last four years, beating them on a neutral field in Arlington, Texas in 2020 and losing to them in four games in 2022.

The Dodgers and Braves have met four times in the last 11 postseasons.

The Dodgers defeated them in four games in the NLDS in 2013 and again in 2018, then met them in the 2020 NL Championship Series and overcame a 3-1 deficit to win in seven games. In 2021, the two teams met again in the NLCS. This time the Braves prevailed in six games en route to the World Series title.

Originally published: October 1, 2024 at 6:55 p.m