Upon clinching the NL East on September 22, the Braves spent the next nine days wondering whom they would face in the National League Division Series. With Monday’s 5-2 victory triumph over the Rockies, the Dodgers won the NL West and slotted in as the #2 seed, and tomorrow they will host the Braves for the first of a best-of-five series.
While the Braves were expected to scuffle throughout the season, and were dismissed as a non-contender by many, the Dodgers were expected to handily win their division and make a run at the World Series for the second consecutive year.