So here we go. Thursday night, the Atlanta Braves will play their first playoff game in 5 years. The first playoff game since Fredi Gonzalez suddenly forgot that he had the best closer in the game at that time in the bullpen.
Just like that series, the Braves will be matching up with the Los Angeles Dodgers again. We are going to look at 5 keys that could change make the Atlanta Braves victorious in this series as opposed to the fate they faced 5 years ago.
1. Continue to hit lefties
It was announced on Tuesday evening that the Dodgers would go Ryu, and not Kershaw, in game 1.