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Dodgers name Tarik Skubal as NLDS Game 1 starter over Yoshinobu Yamamoto

The Los Angeles Dodgers have selected Tarik Skubal to take the ball for Game 1 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday. Managerial choice on the rotation gives the opening assignment to the trade deadline addition over Yoshinobu Yamamoto, influenced by platoon splits favoring left-handers against Atlanta.

Skubal leads a star-studded postseason staff that features Yamamoto, Blake Snell, and Tyler Glasnow, all of whom contributed to last year championship run. Skubal carries a 2.61 ERA since joining the club and brings a career postseason record highlighted by a 2.04 ERA and 56 strikeouts across six prior playoff starts in the wild-card and division rounds.

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