Dodgers lead NLDS 2-1 after Game 3 win over Braves
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Last updated Oct 7, 2026

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 lead in the NLDS following a 3-1 victory against the Atlanta Braves on October 6. The game remained scoreless through three innings until Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer and Freddie Freeman followed with a solo shot in the fourth. The Braves managed one run in the fifth inning but could not equalize. The Dodgers' Miguel Rojas left the game with an injury in the eighth inning. Game 4 is scheduled for October 7 in Atlanta.
- •Dodgers lead NLDS 2-1.
- •Game 3 final score was 3-1.
- •Hernández and Freeman hit home runs for LA.
- •Braves scored one run in the fifth inning.
- •Game 4 set for October 7 at Truist Park.
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