# Braves-Dodgers NLDS Position Breakdown

> Braves edge Dodgers in NLDS with key position matchups.
- Title: Braves-Dodgers NLDS Position Breakdown · Mlb | Shortify
- Summary: Braves edge Dodgers in NLDS with key position matchups. Braves overcome Dodgers' postseason dominance to win NLDS in four games.
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## Dodgers' Postseason Streak
Dodgers have 14 consecutive postseason appearances and three World Series crowns this decade.
## Braves' NL East Dominance
Braves hold 19 NL East titles and two Wild Card Era championships.
## NLDS Series Setup
Best-of-five NL Division Series begins Saturday at Dodger Stadium with Game 4 on Wednesday.
## Catcher Position
Dodgers' Will Smith has .829 OPS since 2019; Braves' Drake Baldwin has .284/.358/.459 with 25 homers.
## First Base
Matt Olson smashed 41 homers with 34 doubles; Freddie Freeman had one homer after All-Star break.
## Second Base
Ozzie Albies has dropped production; Tommy Edman shows superior defensive range.
## Shortstop
Mookie Betts found offensive form with .279/.357/.492 slash; Ha-Seong Kim missed 51 games.
## Third Base
Max Muncy has 25% better offensive production than league average; Austin Riley had a slump.
## Left Field
Teoscar Hernández finished with .341/.420/.545 slash in September; Lane Thomas may return.
## Center Field
Michael Harris II rated third in outs above average with .294/.321/.491 slash.
## Right Field
Ronald Acuña Jr. has 18% better OPS+ than league average; Kyle Tucker underperformed.
## Designated Hitter
Shohei Ohtani has .275/.377/.512 slash with 30 homers; Drake Baldwin fills DH role.
## Starting Pitching
Dodgers have Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Blake Snell, Tyler Glasnow and Tarik Skubal in rotation.
## Bullpen Edge
Braves have Raisel Iglesias, Robert Suarez, Dylan Lee and Didier Fuentes for high-leverage relief.
## Key takeaway

Braves overcome Dodgers' postseason dominance to win NLDS in four games.