Atlanta Braves Defeat Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5, Improve to 78-55

Final result

Atlanta Braves defeated Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 in 9 innings.

MLB data listed Los Angeles Dodgers at 80-53 (.602).

MLB data listed Atlanta Braves at 78-55 (.586).

How the game changed

Scoring by inning: 1st — Atlanta Braves 1 run; 2nd — Los Angeles Dodgers 1 run; 3rd — Los Angeles Dodgers 2 runs; 4th — Atlanta Braves 3 runs; 6th — Atlanta Braves 1 run; 7th — Los Angeles Dodgers 2 runs; 9th — Atlanta Braves 1 run.

Tommy Edman (Los Angeles Dodgers): 2 hits, 3 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Sean Murphy (Atlanta Braves): 3 hits, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 2 runs. Matt Olson (Atlanta Braves): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 1 home run, 1 run. Drake Baldwin (Atlanta Braves): 3 hits, 2 RBI, 0 runs. AJ Smith-Shawver (Atlanta Braves): 5.0 innings and 3 strikeouts. Austin Riley (Atlanta Braves): 1 hit, 1 RBI, 0 runs.

Matt Olson hit a home run for Atlanta Braves in the bottom of the 1st (1 RBI). Tommy Edman hit a home run for Los Angeles Dodgers in the top of the 3rd (2 RBI). Sean Murphy hit a home run for Atlanta Braves in the bottom of the 6th (1 RBI).

Season and playoff context

This was Game 2 of 3 in the regular-season series.

In the 2026 standings, the Los Angeles Dodgers were 80-53, 1st in the division, division leader, magic number 21.

In the 2026 standings, the Atlanta Braves were 78-55, 1st in the division, division leader, magic number 25.

Official game sources

• MLB Stats API game feed
• MLB Stats API box score
• MLB Stats API line score
• MLB Stats API standings