Overview

• First pitch is scheduled for 6:38 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park with national TV coverage on TBS and streaming options including DirecTV, Sling and HBO Max.
• Shohei Ohtani starts for Los Angeles in his first Major League postseason pitching appearance, opposing Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sánchez.
• Los Angeles adjusted its Game 1 lineup with Tommy Edman at second, Kiké Hernández at third, Alex Call in left, Andy Pages in center and Ben Rortvedt catching.
• Will Smith is on the Dodgers’ NLDS roster but has not been cleared to return, leaving catching duties to Rortvedt for the opener.
• Philadelphia’s lineup features Max Kepler over Nick Castellanos, with regulars Trea Turner, Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto in place as the NL East champs host the defending titleholders.