Riley’s Game-Winning Single in 9th Lifts Braves Past Dodgers

Los Angeles Dodgers' Trea Turner reacts after striking out in the seventh inning against the Atlanta Braves in Game 1 of baseball's National League Championship Series in Atlanta on Oct. 16, 2021. AP Photo/Brynn Anderson

ATLANTA—A couple of clutch swings from breakout slugger Austin Riley got the underdog Atlanta Braves off to a fast start in the NL Championship Series.

Riley homered and drove in the winning run with a single in the bottom of the ninth inning to give Atlanta a 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 1 on Saturday night.