Game result and context
Los Angeles Dodgers beat Atlanta Braves 3-1 in NL Division Series Game 3
The Los Angeles Dodgers scored all of their runs in the fourth inning, on home runs by Enrique Hernández and Freddie Freeman, and Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out 10 over seven innings to beat the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park.
Final result
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in Game 3 of the NL Division Series at Truist Park. The Dodgers moved to 2-1 in the postseason, and the Braves dropped to 1-2.
How the game changed
Neither team scored through three innings. Chris Sale and Yamamoto traded zeros until the top of the fourth, when the Dodgers broke through.
Enrique Hernández hit a two-run home run, and Freddie Freeman added a solo shot in the same inning. That was all the scoring Los Angeles needed.
Atlanta got one back in the bottom of the fifth, with Drake Baldwin driving in the run. The Braves did not score again.
Key performances
Yamamoto was the story. He pitched seven innings, struck out 10 and allowed one earned run to earn the win.
Sale took the loss. He went five innings with seven strikeouts, but all three runs he allowed were earned and all came in the fourth.
Andy Pages had two hits in four at-bats for the Dodgers. Hernández and Freeman each scored a run along with their home runs.
Season and playoff context
Los Angeles now leads the best-of-5 series two games to one and is one win from closing it out. Atlanta has to win the next game to keep its season going.