Dodgers beat Braves 3-1, take 2-1 NLDS lead

The Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-1 in Game 3 of the National League Division Series, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five series and moving within one victory of advancing to the National League Championship Series. The game was played Tuesday at Truist Park in Atlanta. The supplied accounts do not report the outcome of Game 4. Yoshinobu Yamamoto held Atlanta to one run on four hits and one walk while striking out 10 over seven innings, according to the game account. The Braves scored their only run in the fifth inning, and neither team scored again. Edwin Díaz closed the game for Los Angeles, retiring three consecutive batters after allowing a leadoff double in the ninth. Los Angeles scored all three of its runs in the fourth inning. Enrique Hernández hit a two-run home run, and Freddie Freeman followed with a solo homer, according to the detailed account of the game. The Dodgers had been held scoreless through the first three innings by Atlanta starter Chris Sale. The victory put Los Angeles one win away from a place in the NLCS, with Game 4 scheduled to be played in Atlanta on Wednesday, October 7.