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L.A. Dodgers 3, at Atlanta 1

Tuesday, October 6, 2026 · Final · Championship Series Game 3 (LAD leads 2-1)

Yamamoto outduels Sale as Dodgers edge Braves in Game 3

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Yoshinobu Yamamoto outdueled Chris Sale, pitching seven innings of one-run ball with 10 strikeouts as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday at Truist Park in Game 3 of the NL Division Series. The Dodgers lead the best-of-five series 2-1. Los Angeles scored three runs in the third. Atlanta answered with one run in the fourth. Enrique Hernández homered and drove in two runs, while Freddie Freeman also homered. Yamamoto allowed four hits and one walk. Sale took the loss after yielding three earned runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts over five innings. Edwin Díaz recorded the save. The Dodgers had eight hits; the Braves had five. Attendance was 42,420, and the game took 2 hours, 56 minutes. Los Angeles improved to 102-63, while Atlanta fell to 97-71. The Dodgers can advance with a win in Game 4.