Braves took Game 1 of the National League Championship Series against the Dodgers again.
But unlike the 5–1 blowout from 2020, Atlanta scraped by with a 3–2 victory after third baseman's Austin Riley walk-off single gave second baseman Ozzie Albies room to run home in the bottom of the ninth. Earlier in the evening, Riley walloped a solo homer in the bottom of the fourth, tying the game at two.
As he rounded first base, Riley spread his arms wide as his teammates swarmed around him. The celebration continued into shallow center field.
But Riley wasn't the only Atlanta star.