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Austin Riley's 9th-Inning HR Leads Braves Past Dodgers in NLCS Game 1

The gained the upper hand on the to open the National League Championship Series, winning Game 1 5-1 on Monday at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas.

On the fifth pitch of the game, Freddie Freeman homered to right to put the Braves ahead.

That remained the only run until Kike Hernandez tied the score with a solo home run to left in the bottom of the fifth.

Austin Riley was responsible for the decisive blow when he took Blake Treinen deep in the ninth.

Marcell Ozuna added an insurance run with a single to bring Ronald Acuna Jr.