Brutal weather in store for Dodgers-Braves MLB playoff series

Things are heating up in this MLB postseason, and the Los Angeles Dodgers are back at it, with a chance to win the World Series.

If the Dodgers are successful, it will complete a three-peat, which hasn’t been done since the New York Yankees from 1998-2000.

The Braves will be the first team with an opportunity to spoil that possibility in the National League Division Series.

Atlanta won the regular-season series, having won five out of the six games played while outscoring Los Angeles 26-15. The Dodgers won the first meeting before dropping the last six to the Braves.

Left-handed pitcher Tarik Skubal will be the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Game 1 starter against the Atlanta Braves on Saturday, Oct. 3

The Dodgers will host the first game of the series at Dodger Stadium, though the California sun is expected to play a factor.

Here’s what you need to know about the forecast heading into Game 1:

Los Angeles forecast for Saturday, Oct. 3

The temperature is expected to reach 105 degrees on Saturday. The temperature will approach the record-high 108-degree day set in 1987. AccuWeather notes that the "extreme heat can be dangerous for outdoor activities."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Brutal weather in store for Dodgers-Braves MLB playoff series

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