Yamamoto strikes out 10 as Dodgers beat Braves 3-1 for 2-1 NLDS lead
In short
Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 over seven innings and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in Atlanta on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their National League Division Series. Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer and Freddie Freeman added a solo shot in the fourth inning off Braves starter Chris Sale, who allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings. Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday night in Atlanta.
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The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in Atlanta on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in their National League Division Series, according to the Associated Press and The Boston Globe. Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 in seven innings, allowing four hits and one walk, and improved to 8-1 in his postseason career, the Globe reported. [ 2 , 3 ]
Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer in the fourth inning after Andy Pages singled, and Freddie Freeman added a solo home run one out later for a 3-0 Dodgers lead, the Globe and the Associated Press reported. Braves starter Chris Sale, given extra rest, allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings after stranding six runners in the first three innings, the Globe reported. The AP reported Yamamoto called his matchup with Sale “much-anticipated” and said through a translator, “I'd like to continue living up to the highest expectation.” [ 2 , 3 ]
Atlanta threatened in the ninth: Ozzie Albies doubled off reliever Edwin Díaz and moved to third on Michael Harris II's groundout, but Díaz stranded him when Mauricio Dubón fouled out to right field and Mike Yastrzemski grounded out to shortstop Mookie Betts, the Globe reported. Dubón had earlier robbed Freeman of a home run with a leaping catch over the left-field wall in the third inning. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts moved Shohei Ohtani down to No. 5 in the lineup because Ohtani was 3 for 15 in his career against Sale; Ohtani went 0 for 4, per the Globe. [ 3 ]
Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday night in Atlanta. The Globe reported the Dodgers are attempting to become the first National League team to win three consecutive World Series titles. [ 3 ]
Fox News' account said Hernández and Freeman homered in the top of the fourth. The same account also described the Dodgers taking a 5-1 lead on home runs by Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy, with Albies hitting a two-run homer in the ninth — details that do not appear in the Associated Press or Boston Globe reports of Game 3. Fox News' page carried affiliate links to legal sports betting partners and stated the network may be compensated. [ 5 ]
Why it matters
The result puts the Dodgers one win from closing out the best-of-five division series, with Game 4 in Atlanta on Wednesday. The Boston Globe reported the Dodgers are attempting to become the first National League team to win three consecutive World Series titles. The documents give no further basis for wider significance beyond the series itself.
Key facts
- The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in Game 3 of their National League Division Series in Atlanta on Tuesday night. [ 2 , 3 ]
- The win gave the Dodgers a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Dodgers starter Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 in seven innings, allowing four hits and one walk. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Kiké Hernández hit a two-run home run and Freddie Freeman hit a solo home run in the fourth inning. [ 2 , 3 , 5 ]
- Braves starter Chris Sale allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Game 4 is scheduled for Wednesday night in Atlanta. [ 3 ]
Confirmed by several sources
- The Dodgers won Game 3 by a 3-1 score over the Braves. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Los Angeles leads the series 2-1. [ 1 , 2 , 3 ]
- Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 over seven innings, giving up four hits and one walk. [ 2 , 3 ]
- Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer and Freddie Freeman homered in the fourth inning. [ 2 , 3 , 5 ]
- Chris Sale allowed three runs and seven hits in five innings for Atlanta. [ 2 , 3 ]
Still unclear
- Fox News' account of the series also described the Dodgers taking a 5-1 lead on home runs by Teoscar Hernández, Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy, with Ozzie Albies answering with a two-run homer in the ninth inning. These details are not reflected in the Associated Press or Boston Globe accounts of Game 3 and are not corroborated by any other document.
- The full Associated Press article text was not available beyond a truncated section, and the Reuters and Spanish-language Associated Press documents carried only headlines or feed summaries. Some specifics of the game and series may therefore be missing from the record.
- Whether the Braves' decision to give Chris Sale extra rest affected the outcome. The Boston Globe reported the Braves hoped the extra rest would be a winning formula, but the documents do not state a causal conclusion.
What local media are saying
Timeline, local time
- Reuters publishes a headline reporting that Yoshinobu Yamamoto and the Dodgers took the NLDS lead over the Braves. [ 1 ]
- The Associated Press reports the Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 to take a 2-1 series lead, with Yamamoto striking out 10 in seven innings. [ 2 ]
- The Boston Globe reports Yamamoto's outing and the two fourth-inning Dodgers home runs, and notes Game 4 is Wednesday night in Atlanta. [ 3 ]
- The Associated Press publishes a Spanish-language report on the same game. [ 4 ]
- Fox News publishes its account of the Dodgers' Game 3 win, including affiliate links to betting partners. [ 5 ]