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2020 National League Championship Series
The 2020 National League Championship Series was the best-of-seven series in Major League Baseball’s 2020 postseason between the two National League Division Series winners, the second-seeded Atlanta Braves and the overall #1 seed Los Angeles Dodgers, for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2020 World Series. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games for the series were held at a neutral site, Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The series was the 51st in league history. The games were televised nationally by Fox and FS1. The Dodgers defeated the Braves in seven games, winning their third National League pennant in four seasons. The Dodgers were the fourteenth team in postseason history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit. Los Angeles then went on to win their first World Series in 32 years against the Tampa Bay Rays in six games.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MLB season was reduced to 60 games. As part of a special postseason format, playoff berths were made available for eight teams in each league: three division winners, three division runners-up, and two wild card teams. With no first round byes for division winners, all teams were required to play in a Wild Card series.
As part of the terms set for the postseason, all games of the Championship Series are played at a neutral site at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. This is the first National League Championship Series to take place exclusively at a neutral site. Both teams stayed at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas as the designated bubble hotel.
This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Braves and Dodgers. The previous three match-ups were the 1996 National League Division Series, 2013 National League Division Series, and 2018 National League Division Series, with Atlanta winning the former and Los Angeles winning the latter two. Although considered regular-season games, the two teams also met in the 1959 National League tie-breaker series, with the Dodgers winning the series 2–0 to advance to the 1959 World Series. The Braves were formerly an NL West member for 25 years (1969–1993); the Braves and Dodgers finished 1–2 in the standings in 1982, 1983, and 1991, all of which came down to the final week of the season. The Braves and Dodgers were the World Champions of the two most recently shortened and completed MLB seasons prior to 2020; 1995 for Atlanta and 1981 for Los Angeles.
The 2020 Dodgers started the season 30–10, matching their best 40-game start in franchise history. The last such Dodgers start came in 1977, along with the Brooklyn teams in 1888 and 1955. This was also the best 40-game start in the majors since the 116-win Mariners began the 2001 season 31–9. The Dodgers finished the regular season 43–17 (.717), won their eighth straight division title, and swept both the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres to get to the NLCS. This was the Dodgers' fourth appearance in the National League Championship Series in five seasons, fifth in eight seasons, and fourteenth overall. By virtue of their regular season record, the best in the league, the Dodgers were guaranteed to have "home-field" advantage throughout the entire postseason.
For the Braves, 2020 marked their first NLCS appearance since 2001. Atlanta was highlighted by a league-leading offense led by four 2020 Silver Slugger Award winners — Freddie Freeman (also the 2020 National League MVP), Ronald Acuña Jr., and offseason free agent signees Marcell Ozuna and Travis d'Arnaud. In their game against the Miami Marlins on September 9, the Braves scored 29 runs, one short of the MLB record set by the Texas Rangers in 2007. On September 22, the Braves clinched the NL East for the third straight year with a 11–1 over the Miami Marlins. Then, they swept the Cincinnati Reds in the 2020 National League Wild Card Series for their first postseason series win since the 2001 season and swept the Marlins in three games in the NLDS. This was the Braves' twelfth overall NLCS appearance.
The Braves led MLB in hits (556), doubles (130), runs batted in (338), on-base percentage (.349), on-base plus slugging (.832), total bases (1,001) and plate appearances (2,344). For the third consecutive year, the Dodgers led the National League in runs scored and fewest runs allowed. They also led MLB in home runs.
Due to a temporary realignment of teams based on geographic proximity, the Dodgers and Braves did not play each other in the regular season.
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2020 National League Championship Series
The 2020 National League Championship Series was the best-of-seven series in Major League Baseball’s 2020 postseason between the two National League Division Series winners, the second-seeded Atlanta Braves and the overall #1 seed Los Angeles Dodgers, for the National League (NL) pennant and the right to play in the 2020 World Series. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all games for the series were held at a neutral site, Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. The series was the 51st in league history. The games were televised nationally by Fox and FS1. The Dodgers defeated the Braves in seven games, winning their third National League pennant in four seasons. The Dodgers were the fourteenth team in postseason history to come back from a 3–1 series deficit. Los Angeles then went on to win their first World Series in 32 years against the Tampa Bay Rays in six games.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the MLB season was reduced to 60 games. As part of a special postseason format, playoff berths were made available for eight teams in each league: three division winners, three division runners-up, and two wild card teams. With no first round byes for division winners, all teams were required to play in a Wild Card series.
As part of the terms set for the postseason, all games of the Championship Series are played at a neutral site at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas. This is the first National League Championship Series to take place exclusively at a neutral site. Both teams stayed at the Four Seasons Resort and Club Dallas at Las Colinas as the designated bubble hotel.
This was the fourth postseason meeting between the Braves and Dodgers. The previous three match-ups were the 1996 National League Division Series, 2013 National League Division Series, and 2018 National League Division Series, with Atlanta winning the former and Los Angeles winning the latter two. Although considered regular-season games, the two teams also met in the 1959 National League tie-breaker series, with the Dodgers winning the series 2–0 to advance to the 1959 World Series. The Braves were formerly an NL West member for 25 years (1969–1993); the Braves and Dodgers finished 1–2 in the standings in 1982, 1983, and 1991, all of which came down to the final week of the season. The Braves and Dodgers were the World Champions of the two most recently shortened and completed MLB seasons prior to 2020; 1995 for Atlanta and 1981 for Los Angeles.
The 2020 Dodgers started the season 30–10, matching their best 40-game start in franchise history. The last such Dodgers start came in 1977, along with the Brooklyn teams in 1888 and 1955. This was also the best 40-game start in the majors since the 116-win Mariners began the 2001 season 31–9. The Dodgers finished the regular season 43–17 (.717), won their eighth straight division title, and swept both the Milwaukee Brewers and San Diego Padres to get to the NLCS. This was the Dodgers' fourth appearance in the National League Championship Series in five seasons, fifth in eight seasons, and fourteenth overall. By virtue of their regular season record, the best in the league, the Dodgers were guaranteed to have "home-field" advantage throughout the entire postseason.
For the Braves, 2020 marked their first NLCS appearance since 2001. Atlanta was highlighted by a league-leading offense led by four 2020 Silver Slugger Award winners — Freddie Freeman (also the 2020 National League MVP), Ronald Acuña Jr., and offseason free agent signees Marcell Ozuna and Travis d'Arnaud. In their game against the Miami Marlins on September 9, the Braves scored 29 runs, one short of the MLB record set by the Texas Rangers in 2007. On September 22, the Braves clinched the NL East for the third straight year with a 11–1 over the Miami Marlins. Then, they swept the Cincinnati Reds in the 2020 National League Wild Card Series for their first postseason series win since the 2001 season and swept the Marlins in three games in the NLDS. This was the Braves' twelfth overall NLCS appearance.
The Braves led MLB in hits (556), doubles (130), runs batted in (338), on-base percentage (.349), on-base plus slugging (.832), total bases (1,001) and plate appearances (2,344). For the third consecutive year, the Dodgers led the National League in runs scored and fewest runs allowed. They also led MLB in home runs.
Due to a temporary realignment of teams based on geographic proximity, the Dodgers and Braves did not play each other in the regular season.