The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Schedule not set yet, but tickets available

- By Tim Tucker jon.tucker@ajc.com

The Braves have tickets still available to the general public for all National League Championsh­ip Series games at Truist Park.

As of Wednesday, single-game prices for up to four NLCS home games started at $75 each via braves.com/tickets.

Within an hour of clinching their Division Series with a 5-4 win over the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday night, the Braves sent an email blast to fans, pitching NLCS tickets.

The Braves are in the NLCS for a second consecutiv­e season, but last year’s event was played at a neutral site in Arlington, Texas, because of COVID-19 protocols. The Braves haven’t played an NLCS game in their home stadium in 20 years, dating to Game 5 of the 2001 NLCS at Turner Field. The Arizona Diamondbac­ks won that series four games to one.

When the Braves will play home games in this year’s NLCS depends on whether their opponent in the series turns out to be the Los Angeles Dodgers or the San Francisco Giants. Those teams’ Division Series is even at two games apiece, with the deciding Game 5 set for tonight in San Francisco.

If the Braves play the Dodgers, NLCS Games 1 and 2 will be played at Truist Park on Saturday and Sunday, Games 3, 4 and (if necessary) 5 in Los Angeles on Oct. 19-21 and Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) at Truist on Oct. 23-24.

If the Braves play the Giants, Games 1 and 2 will be played in San Francisco on Saturday and Sunday, Games 3, 4 and (if necessary) 5 at Truist Park on Oct. 19-21 and Games 6 and 7 (if necessary) in San Francisco on Oct. 23-24.

The Giants hold the No. 1 seed in the National League playoffs by virtue of being the division champion with the best regular-season record and thus would have homefield advantage for the NLCS — that is, a possible four home games in the best-of-seven series — if they get there. The Braves hold the No. 3 seed and would have home-field advantage against the Dodgers, who are the No. 4 seed as a wild-card team despite posting a much better regular-season record than Atlanta.

The Braves haven’t yet put potential World Series tickets on sale to the general public but previously said they would do so if they advanced beyond the Division Series.

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