Overview

• First pitch is 6:38 p.m. ET at Citizens Bank Park with national TV coverage on TBS and streaming options including HBO Max and DirecTV.
• Shohei Ohtani makes his first postseason pitching appearance for Los Angeles, facing Philadelphia left-hander Cristopher Sánchez, who went 13-5 with a 2.50 ERA.
• Will Smith is on the Dodgers’ NLDS roster and available to catch but is not in the Game 1 lineup, with Ben Rortvedt starting and rookie Dalton Rushing backing up.
• Philadelphia’s lineup features Trea Turner, Alec Bohm and J.T. Realmuto, and manager Rob Thomson starts Max Kepler in right field over Nick Castellanos.
• Dodgers manager Dave Roberts added Clayton Kershaw to the NLDS roster in a relief role, aligning with a series plan that also limits starters’ short-rest usage.