Look back at 1996 NLDS between Braves and Dodgers

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The defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the National League playoffs in 1996. The Braves were heavy favorites against the Dodgers, who sneaked into the playoffs on a Wild Card berth.

Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox answers questions from the media at Dodger Stadium Monday afternoon, Sept. 30, 1996 in Los Angeles. The defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the National League playoffs. The Braves were heavy favorites against the Dodgers, who sneaked into the playoffs on a Wild Card berth.

Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones (right) and David Justice laugh near the batting cage during practice Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1996, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Braves manager Bobby Cox had just announced that Jones would start at third base, instead of Terry Pendelton, for Game 1 of the Division Series at Dodger Stadium.

Mike Piazza, catcher for the Los Angeles Dodgers, bobbles the ball at third base during batting practice Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1996, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Altanta Braves starting pitcher Tom Glavine talks to a reporter before the Braves workout at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles Monday, Sept. 30, 1996. The series between the Braves and the Los Angeles Dodgers began Wednesday, Oct. 2, 1996, in Los Angeles with Glavine starting Game 3 in Alanta.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine (right) talks to teammate Terry Pendelton during practice Tuesday, Oct. 1, 1996, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Glavine will pitch game three of the Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta. Pendelton was replaced with Chipper Jones to start Game 1 at third base.

Atlanta Braves owner Ted Turner looks over into the Braves dugout during the team's first game in the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Oct. 2, 1996, at Dodgers Stadium in Los Angeles.

Braves pitcher John Smoltz and manager Bobby Cox have their argument fall on deaf ears as first-base umpire Eric Gregg ignores them after calling a runner safe in the 1st inning. Gregg said Braves first baseman Fred McGriff came off the bag.

Atlanta Braves center fielder Marquis Grissom makes a leaping catch near the wall to rob the Dodgers' Eric Karros of at least a double in the bottom of the 9th inning in Game 1 of the National League Division Series in Los Angeles.

Atlanta Braves catcher Javier Lopez raps the game-winning solo homer in the top of the 10th inning to give the Braves a 2-1 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers in the opening game of the National League Division Series.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo (second from right) and outfielder Brett Butler watch the action from the dugout during Game 1 of the National League Division Series playoffs against the Atlanta Braves, on Oct. 2, 1996, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. The Braves defeated the Dodgers, 2-1, in 10 innings.

Atlanta Braves catcher Javier Lopez gets a high-five from Jeff Blauser after hitting the game-winning homer in the top of the 10th inning to give the Braves a 2-1 lead.

Braves catcher Javier Lopez and Mark Wohlers (foreground) get high-fives from David Justice (left) and Dean Hargraves after closing out the Dodgers 2-1 in the 10th inning to win Game 1 of the National League Division Series on Oct. 2, 1996, in Los Angeles. Obscurred in the background is Mark Lemke.

Braves started Greg Maddux in Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Los Angeles on Oct. 3, 1996. Maddux pitched 7 innings, allowing 3 hits and 2 unearned runs, while striking out 7 on 72 pitches.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ryan Klesko argues with home plate umpire Eric Gregg after being called out on strikes in Game 2 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Oct. 3, 1996, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles.

Atlanta Braves center fielder Marquis Grissom reacts to a called third strike in Game 2 of the divisional playoffs against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The Braves as a team batted .180 against the Dodgers in the first round of the playoffs in 1996.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Ryan Klesko gets high-fives as he enters the dugout after a 2nd-inning homer that tied the score 1-1.

Dodgers center fielder Wayne Kirby sits dejectedly against the wall after failing to catch Fred McGriff's 7th-inning home run, which cleared the wall and bounced back onto the field. McGriff's solo homer tied the score at 2-2.

Atlanta Braves outfielder Jermaine Dye gets a high-five from Eddie Perez after Dye's 7th-inning homer put Braves up 3-2. Dye's in Game 2 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. The run held up as the Braves went on to win by that score.

Atlanta Braves reliever Mark Wohlers pumps his fist to celebrate getting the final out in the second game of the 1996 National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Wohlers picked up the save as the Braves defeated the Dodgers 3-2 and lead the series 2-0 as the two teams head to Atlanta for game three.

Atlanta Braves third baseman Chipper Jones watches his home run fly out of the park in the 4th inning of Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Atlanta.

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Hideo Nomo looks to the dugout during the sixth inning against the Atlanta Braves in Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Atlanta. Nomo took the loss after allowing 5 hits, 5 runs while striking out 3 in 3-2/3 innings.

Atlanta Braves pitcher Tom Glavine works the first inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the National League Division Series on Oct. 5, 1996, in Atlanta. Glavine pitched 6-2/3 innings, allowing 5 hits, 1 run while striking out 7 on 127 pitches in the win.

Los Angeles starter Hideo Nomo didn't fare too well as the Atlanta Braves shelled him for key hits to go up by five runs in the third division championship game at the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta. The Braves went on to defeat the Dodgers and advanced to the National League Championship Series against the St. Louis Cardinals.

Atlanta Braves catcher Javy Lopez puts the tag on Los Angeles Dodgers Todd Hollandsworth in the first inning of of Game 3 of the National League Division Series in Atlanta. Hollandsworth tried to score during a rundown between first and second with Mike Piazza.

Dodgers outfielder Todd Hollandsworth (left) jumps up in disbelief after being called out at the plate after Atlanta Braves' catcher Javier Lopez's tag. Pitcher Tom Glavine backs up the play on in Game 3 of the NLDS at the Atlanta-Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta.

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Atlanta Braves Manager Bobby Cox answers questions from the media at Dodger Stadium Monday afternoon, Sept. 30, 1996 in Los Angeles. The defending World Series champion Atlanta Braves faced the Los Angeles Dodgers in the first round of the National League playoffs. The Braves were heavy favorites against the Dodgers, who sneaked into the playoffs on a Wild Card berth.

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