Let the showdown commence!
The Atlanta Braves and Los Angeles Dodgers, preseason favorites to claim the National League championship and current leaders in the East and West Divisions, match up for the first time in 2024 with a three-game, weekend series at Dodger Stadium.
Elsewhere, the improving Houston Astros get a big test with a three-game home series against the Seattle Mariners, and power righties George Kirby, Logan Gilbert and Bryce Miller. And the Baltimore Orioles, who suddenly have an abundance of rotation depth with the returns of Kyle Bradish and John Means, visit the up-and-coming Cincinnati Reds in what will be a rematch of the 1970 World Series.