Atlanta Braves

Record: 35-25

Playoff Entry: NL East champions

Playoff Seed: No. 2

Manager: Brian Snitker (fifth season)

Projected Rotation: LHP Max Fried (7-0, 2.25 ERA, 50 Ks), RHP Ian Anderson (3-2, 1.95, 41 Ks, 32 1/3 IP, 6 starts), RHP Kyle Wright (2-4, 5.21, 30 Ks), RHP Josh Tomlin (2-2, 4.76), RHP Bryse Wilson (1-0, 4.02, 1 save in 15 2/3 IP) or RHP Huascar Ynoa (0-0, 5.82)

Top Hitters: 1B Freddie Freeman (.341, 13 HRs, 53 RBIs, 51 runs, 1.102 OPS), DH Marcell Ozuna (.338, 18, 56, 77 hits, 1.067 OPS), OF Ronald Acuña Jr. (.250, 14, 29), C Travis d’Arnaud (.321, 9, 34)

Top Relievers: RHP Mark Melancon (2-1, 2.78 ERA, 11 saves), LHP Will Smith (2-2, 4.50), LHP Tyler Matzek (4-3, 2.79, 43 Ks in 29 IP), RHP Chris Martin (1-1, 1.00, 1 save), RHP Shane Greene (1-0, 2.60)

Noteworthy: The Braves have thrown four shutouts in five playoff games. … This is the fourth postseason meeting between the clubs. The first three came in the NLDS, with Atlanta sweeping the Dodgers in 1996, and Los Angeles winning in four games in 2013 and 2018. The Dodgers also swept the Milwaukee Braves in the 1959 NL tiebreaker playoff. … Dodgers and Braves ranked 1-2 in the majors this season in runs (349-348) and homers (118-103). … Against the Marlins, d’Arnaud was 6 for 10 with two homers, two doubles and seven RBIs – the most by a catcher in a Division Series. … Freeman, perhaps the favorite for NL MVP, is batting .167 (3 for 18) with one RBI in the playoffs – although that was a game-winning hit in the 13th inning against Cincinnati. remains a huge question mark after Wright, and Snitker could go with a bullpen game or two.