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Brutal weather in store for Dodgers-Braves MLB playoff series

The Los Angeles Dodgers are chasing a rare three-peat mirroring the 1998-2000 New York Yankees run, but they must first get past the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series. Atlanta dominated the regular-season matchups by taking five out of six contests while outscoring Los Angeles 26-15 after dropping the initial meeting.

Left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal takes the mound for Los Angeles as the Game 1 starter on Saturday, October 3. Extreme heat threatens to impact the opening matchup at Dodger Stadium as temperatures are projected to peak at 105 degrees, nearing the historic 108-degree mark established in 1987.

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