Corey Knebel

Corey Knebel will open for Dodgers in Saturday's Game 1 matchup against Atlanta

Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Corey Knebel is starting in Saturday's Game 1 playoff contest against the Atlanta Braves.

What It Means:

Knebel will make his second postseason start with Max Scherzer slotted in Game 2 after his 13-pitch relief appearance. Our models currently project Knebel to score 8.1 FanDuel points at the salary of $5,500.

Per Baseball Savant on 399 pitches this season, Knebel produced a 2.96 expected earned run average and a 29.7% strikeout rate.