Dodgers strike first, Senators edge Maple Leafs, Natalia Silva wins flyweight title
Dodgers strike first.
This is The Sports Reset for Sunday October 4th
In the MLB post-season, the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5 to 3 in Game 1 of the NLDS. Tarik Skubal held Atlanta to one run and two hits over six innings with seven strikeouts, while Teoscar Hernández and Kyle Tucker each hit two-run homers. The win put the two-time defending champions ahead in the best-of-five series. In the NHL, the Ottawa Senators edged the Toronto Maple Leafs 3 to 2 behind Stephen Halliday’s third-period winner and 27 saves from Linus Ullmark. The Pittsburgh Penguins survived a four-goal comeback by the Montreal Canadiens before Tommy Novak’s second goal made it 6 to 5 in overtime, and Leon Draisaitl scored with 2:27 left as the Edmonton Oilers beat the Seattle Kraken 3 to 1. The Vancouver Canucks scored four third-period goals to beat the Calgary Flames 4 to 1, while Martin Necas had two goals and an assist in the Colorado Avalanche’s 6 to 1 win over the St. Louis Blues. In UFC, Natalia Silva beat Wang Cong by unanimous decision to win the vacant women’s flyweight title.
Looking ahead, Sunday’s MLB NLDS action sends the San Diego Padres back against the Milwaukee Brewers, with Michael King starting on three days’ rest after striking out eight over seven one-hit innings in the wild-card round. Blake Snell starts for the Dodgers against the Braves as Los Angeles tries to build a 2-0 series lead. In the NHL, the Winnipeg Jets visit the Detroit Red Wings, the Utah Mammoth face the New York Rangers, the Florida Panthers meet the Anaheim Ducks, the Flames visit the Kraken, and the Vegas Golden Knights take on the Canucks. In the NFL, Josh Allen and the 3-0 Buffalo Bills host the New England Patriots, while the Kansas City Chiefs visit the Las Vegas Raiders. In Formula 1, Max Verstappen starts the Gulf Air Bahrain Grand Prix in Malaysia from his first pole of the season, with points leader Kimi Antonelli fourth and George Russell eighth. Off the ice, Panthers captain Aleksander Barkov has been placed on long-term injured reserve with a left-leg injury and will miss at least 10 games.
