Atlanta Braves' Austin Riley celebrates a run home against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the ninth inning in Game 1 of a baseball National League Championship Series Monday, Oct. 12, 2020, in Arlington, Texas.
Freddie Freeman went deep for Atlanta in the first and Kiké Hernández led off the Dodgers fifth with a homer.
Game 2 is Tuesday night, with Braves rookie Ian Anderson set to face three-time Cy Young Award winner Clayton Kershaw.
That was about 28% of the 40,518 capacity at the new Texas Rangers ballpark where the retractable roof was open for the first NLCS game played at a neutral site.
SHORT HOPSIt was the fourth time overall that both teams entered Game 1 of the NLCS without a postseason loss.