Braves and Rays win Monday games

Austin Riley and Ozzie Albies hit home runs in a four-run ninth as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5-1 in Game One of the National League Championship Series in Arlington. Freddie Freeman homered in the first inning for Atlanta and Kike Hernandez answered in the fifth for LA. Game two is this afternoon at 5:05 Central time

The Tampa Bay Rays are halfway to a World Series berth. Manuel Margot hit a three-run homer in the first inning as they beat the Houston Astros 4-2 in Game Two of the AL Championship Series in San Diego. Mike Zunino also homered and Charlie Morton got the win. Tampa Bay leads 2-0 with game three at 7:40 Central this evening.