Major League Baseball

FINAL Saturday, October 3, 2026
Atlanta Braves 3
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Los Angeles Dodgers 5
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Match Report

Tarik Skubal dominates in 100-degree heat as the Dodgers beat the Braves 5-3 in NLDS opener

— Tarik Skubal tossed six dominant innings in triple-digit heat, Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy homered, and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat...

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Top Performers

ATL

  • Michael Harris II H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Austin Riley H-AB 0-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Ozzie Albies H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Sean Murphy H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1

LAD

  • Mookie Betts H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Freddie Freeman H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Teoscar Hernandez H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 2
  • Kyle Tucker H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1

Recent Plays

  1. · 9th Inning
  2. · 9th Inning Riley grounded out to shortstop.
  3. · 9th Inning Pitch 4 : Ball In Play
  4. · 9th Inning Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul
  5. · 9th Inning Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul
  6. · 9th Inning Dubón to second on fielder's indifference.
  7. · 9th Inning Dubón to second on fielder's indifference.
  8. · 9th Inning Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

Head to Head

ATL wins series 3-1

Injuries

Los Angeles Dodgers

  • Will Klein 60-Day-IL
  • Eric Lauer 60-Day-IL
  • Gavin Stone 60-Day-IL
  • Jake Cousins 60-Day-IL
  • Ben Casparius 60-Day-IL

Atlanta Braves

  • Spencer Strider 60-Day-IL
  • Joe Jimenez 60-Day-IL
  • Jurickson Profar suspension
  • Joey Wentz 60-Day-IL
  • Spencer Schwellenbach 60-Day-IL

Lineups

LAD

  1. 50Mookie BettsSS
  2. 17Shohei OhtaniDH
  3. 16Will SmithC
  4. 5Freddie Freeman1B
  5. 37Teoscar HernandezLF
  6. 23Kyle TuckerRF
  7. 44Andy PagesCF
  8. 13Max Muncy3B
  9. 25Tommy Edman2B

Substitutes

  1. 8Enrique HernandezLF

ATL

  1. 30Drake BaldwinDH
  2. 13Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
  3. 1Ozzie Albies2B
  4. 28Matt Olson1B
  5. 23Michael Harris IICF
  6. 14Mauricio DubonSS
  7. 27Austin Riley3B
  8. 12Sean MurphyC
  9. 7Ha-Seong KimSS

Substitutes

  1. 20Lane ThomasLF

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