LOS ANGELES (Interstat) — The Los Angeles Dodgers will host the Atlanta Braves on Sunday in Game 2 of their playoff series at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers lead the series 1-0 after a 5-3 win in the opener. Atlanta is the visiting team. Los Angeles is the home team.

Atlanta enters the game with a 96-70 record. Los Angeles is 101-62. Blake Snell is the probable pitcher for the Braves. Snell is 4-1 this season. The forecast at game time is 89 degrees.

Dylan Dodd is a player to watch for Atlanta. In his most recent appearance, he allowed two hits over three scoreless innings with four strikeouts against Los Angeles. He also pitched a scoreless inning with three strikeouts against Houston and two scoreless innings with three strikeouts against Cincinnati. Ozzie Albies went 1-for-3 with a home run and two RBIs in the most recent meeting. Brent Suter added two scoreless innings with three strikeouts in that game.

Tarik Skubal is a player to watch for Los Angeles. He has won each of his last five starts. In the opener, Skubal allowed one earned run on two hits over six innings with two walks and seven strikeouts against Atlanta. He struck out 10 over seven shutout innings against San Francisco and nine over seven shutout innings at Cincinnati. Teoscar Hernández went 2-for-4 with a home run and two RBIs in the most recent meeting. Evan Phillips also pitched in that game.

The Dodgers won the most recent meeting 5-3. Atlanta won five of the first six meetings this season before the opener. The Braves swept a three-game set at home earlier in the season, winning 4-3, 6-5 and 1-0. The Braves also won two of three at Los Angeles earlier in the season, taking 7-2 victories in the final two games of that series.

Atlanta won its final regular-season series against Philadelphia, taking two of three. Los Angeles closed the regular season with three straight wins at San Francisco. The Dodgers won two of three against San Diego at home before that sweep. The Braves will send Snell to the mound as they try to even the series. Los Angeles will look to take a 2-0 lead before the series shifts to Atlanta. Atlanta will aim to split the first two games on the road.

Interstat’s game simulator projects a final score of Atlanta Braves 4, Los Angeles Dodgers 8. Interstat’s ELO system gives Los Angeles a 62 percent probability to win. The Dodgers have been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -1.5. The over/under for the game is 7.