Field Level Media
The top two teams in the National League the past two seasons will meet for the first time in 2022 as the Atlanta Braves visit the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night to open a three-game series.
The biggest question heading into the opener is whether Clayton Kershaw can pick up where he left offlast Wednesday in Minnesota. The veteran left-hander was pulled by Dodgers manager Dave Roberts after seven perfect innings, 13 strikeouts and 80 pitches in a 7-0 Dodgers win over the Twins.
Lefty reliever Alex Vesia surrendered a hit and a walk in the bottom of the eighth, and Justin Bruihl pitched a perfect ninth to seal the one-hit win.