Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers, Game 1 of the NLDS

MLB

Braves

94-68

3-5

Final

Dodgers

100-62

Dodger Stadium

TV: Sportsnet

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
ATL	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3
LAD	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	X	5

Who won: Dodgers 5-3

The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 5-3 in Game 1 of the NLDS on Saturday, October 3, 2026 at Dodger Stadium. The Braves win the series 3-1. The Dodgers outscored the Braves 2-0 in the 4th inning. Teoscar Hernandez went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Dodgers. Ozzie Albies went 1-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Braves.

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What it means

Dodgers won the series 3-1.
Dodgers have won 4 straight.

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Injuries and inactives

Braves1st in NL East

Bryce Elder SP
Knee, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Joe Jimenez RP
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Martin Perez SP
Back, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Reynaldo Lopez RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Strider SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Dodgers1st in NL West

Miguel Rojas 2B
Back, left
Day-To-Day
Ben Casparius RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Gavin Stone SP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL
Jake Cousins RP
Elbow, Surgery, right
60-Day-IL
Will Klein RP
Elbow, Soreness, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Braves1st in NL East

Dylan Dodd SP

Probable starter · 0-0, 1.93 ERA, 6 K, 0.86 WHIP

Lineup

1Drake BaldwinDH
2Ronald Acuna Jr.RF
3Ozzie Albies2B
4Matt Olson1B
5Michael Harris IICF
6Mauricio DubonSS
7Austin Riley3B
8Sean MurphyC
9Ha-Seong KimSS

Dodgers1st in NL West

Tarik Skubal SP

Probable starter · 1-0, 1.50 ERA, 7 K, 0.67 WHIP

Lineup

1Mookie BettsSS
2Shohei OhtaniDH
3Will SmithC
4Freddie Freeman1B
5Teoscar HernandezLF
6Kyle TuckerRF
7Andy PagesCF
8Max Muncy3B
9Tommy Edman2B

The series

ATL wins series 3-1

Last 5

ATL

L@ LAD3-5
Wvs PHI6-2
Lvs PHI3-4
Wvs PHI5-3
L@ MIA3-5

LAD

Wvs ATL5-3
W@ SF5-1
W@ SF4-3
W@ SF2-0
Lvs SD2-4

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Game info

Venue: Dodger Stadium, Los Angeles, California · Attendance 50,194
Officials: Roberto Ortiz (Home Plate Umpire), Chris Guccione (First Base Umpire), James Hoye (Second Base Umpire), Tripp Gibson (Third Base Umpire), Jim Wolf (Left Field Umpire), Mike Estabrook (Right Field Umpire)