NLDS Game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves, Oct 3, 2026 Box Score

NLDS Game 1

BravesAtlanta BravesATL

3-5

Final

DodgersLos Angeles DodgersLAD

October 3, 2026, 4:00 PM ET | UNIQLO Field at Dodger Stadium

Last 5 Form

Atlanta Braves

2-3

Last 5

Los Angeles Dodgers

3-2

Last 5

Starting Pitchers

Atlanta Braves

Dylan Dodd

Recorded starter

Los Angeles Dodgers

Tarik Skubal

Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings

Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of Sep 27, 11:25 PM ET
Team	W-L	PCT	Div	WC	GB
Atlanta Braves	94-68	.580	#1	N/A	-
Los Angeles Dodgers	100-62	.617	#1	N/A	-

PCT: winning percentage
Div: division rank
WC: wild card rank
GB: games back

Season Comparison

2026

Atlanta BravesLos Angeles Dodgers

.718

OPS

.762

204

742

Runs

801

3.63

ERA

3.55

1.24

WHIP

1.14

1350

Strikeouts by pitchers

1521

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Mauricio Dubón

6 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Austin Riley

3 H, 2 HR, 3 RBI

Matt Olson

3 H, 1 HR, 4 RBI

Pitchers

Brent Suter

4.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Ray Kerr

3.0 IP, 0 SO, 0.00 ERA

Chris Sale

5.2 IP, 10 SO, 1.59 ERA

Los Angeles Dodgers

Hitters

Andy Pages

6 H, 2 HR, 5 RBI

Teoscar Hernández

5 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Mookie Betts

4 H, 1 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Tarik Skubal

7.0 IP, 10 SO, 0.00 ERA

Blake Snell

4.0 IP, 3 SO, 2.25 ERA

Jack Dreyer

3.1 IP, 3 SO, 2.70 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Tarik Skubal

Los Angeles Dodgers, MLBDB pick

Teoscar Hernández

Los Angeles Dodgers, MLBDB pick

Kyle Tucker

Los Angeles Dodgers, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Los Angeles Dodgers 5, Atlanta Braves 3: ATL 4 hits, LAD 8 hits; ATL 0 errors, LAD 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
Atlanta Braves	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	3	4	0
Los Angeles Dodgers	0	0	0	2	0	3	0	0	x	5	8	0

Box Score

Batting

4 players led Atlanta Braves with 1 hit each.

Atlanta Braves batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Drake BaldwinDH	4	0	1	0	0	1	0
Ronald Acuña Jr.RF	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
Ozzie Albies2B	3	1	1	2	1	0	1
Matt Olson1B	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Michael Harris IICF	4	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mauricio DubónLF/SS	3	0	0	0	1	1	0
Austin Riley3B	4	0	0	0	0	2	0
Sean MurphyC	3	1	1	1	0	1	1
Ha-Seong KimSS	1	0	0	0	1	1	0
Lane ThomasPH/LF	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	31	3	4	3	3	9	2

Teoscar Hernández and Kyle Tucker led Los Angeles Dodgers with 2 hits each.

Los Angeles Dodgers batting
Player	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	HR
Mookie BettsSS	3	0	1	0	1	1	0
Shohei OhtaniDH	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
Will SmithC	4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Freddie Freeman1B	3	1	1	0	1	0	0
Teoscar HernándezLF	4	2	2	2	0	2	1
Enrique HernándezLF	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kyle TuckerRF	4	1	2	2	0	2	1
Andy PagesCF	4	0	0	0	0	3	0
Max Muncy3B	4	1	1	1	0	0	1
Tommy Edman2B	2	0	0	0	1	1	0
Totals	32	5	8	5	3	9	3

Pitching

Dylan Dodd went 3.0 innings for Atlanta Braves (4 SO, 0 ER); Tarik Skubal went 6.0 innings for Los Angeles Dodgers (7 SO, 1 ER).

Pitching lines
Pitcher	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR
Atlanta Braves
Dylan Dodd	3.0	2	0	0	0	4	0
Victor Mederos	0.1	2	2	2	1	0	1
AJ Smith-Shawver	2.2	3	3	3	2	2	2
Brent Suter	2.0	1	0	0	0	3	0
Los Angeles Dodgers
Tarik Skubal	6.0	2	1	1	2	7	1
Brock Stewart	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Alex Vesia	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Tanner Scott	0.2	2	2	2	0	0	1
Evan Phillips	0.1	0	0	0	1	0	0

AB: at-bats
R: runs
H: hits
RBI: runs batted in
BB: walks
SO: strikeouts
HR: home runs
IP: innings pitched
ER: earned runs

Scoring Summary

B4
Home Run Teoscar Hernández homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Freddie Freeman scores. ATL 0, LAD 2
T6
Home Run Sean Murphy homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. ATL 1, LAD 2
B6
Home Run Kyle Tucker homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Teoscar Hernández scores. ATL 1, LAD 4
B6
Home Run Max Muncy homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. ATL 1, LAD 5
T9
Home Run Ozzie Albies homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. ATL 3, LAD 5

Play-by-Play

All 69 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

T9
Groundout Austin Riley grounds out, shortstop Mookie Betts to first baseman Freddie Freeman. ATL 3, LAD 5
T9
Walk Mauricio Dubón walks. ATL 3, LAD 5
T9
Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Tommy Edman to first baseman Freddie Freeman. ATL 3, LAD 5
T9
Groundout Matt Olson grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Freddie Freeman. ATL 3, LAD 5
T9
Home Run Ozzie Albies homers (2) on a fly ball to center field. Ronald Acuña Jr. scores. ATL 3, LAD 5
T9
Single Ronald Acuña Jr. singles on a line drive to left fielder Enrique Hernández. ATL 1, LAD 5
B8
Groundout Max Muncy grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 1, LAD 5
B8
Strikeout Andy Pages strikes out swinging. ATL 1, LAD 5
B8
Strikeout Kyle Tucker strikes out swinging. ATL 1, LAD 5
T8
Flyout Drake Baldwin flies out to center fielder Andy Pages. ATL 1, LAD 5
T8
Strikeout Lane Thomas strikes out swinging. ATL 1, LAD 5
T8
Pop Out Sean Murphy pops out to shortstop Mookie Betts. ATL 1, LAD 5
B7
Strikeout Teoscar Hernández strikes out swinging. ATL 1, LAD 5
B7
Single Freddie Freeman singles on a ground ball to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. ATL 1, LAD 5
B7
Lineout Will Smith lines out sharply to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 1, LAD 5
B7
Flyout Shohei Ohtani flies out to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 1, LAD 5
T7
Groundout Austin Riley grounds out, third baseman Max Muncy to first baseman Freddie Freeman. ATL 1, LAD 5
T7
Strikeout Mauricio Dubón called out on strikes. ATL 1, LAD 5
T7
Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out, shortstop Mookie Betts to first baseman Freddie Freeman. ATL 1, LAD 5
B6
Lineout Mookie Betts lines out to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL 1, LAD 5
B6
Walk Tommy Edman walks. ATL 1, LAD 5
B6
Home Run Max Muncy homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. ATL 1, LAD 5
B6
Strikeout Andy Pages strikes out swinging. ATL 1, LAD 4
B6
Home Run Kyle Tucker homers (1) on a fly ball to right field. Teoscar Hernández scores. ATL 1, LAD 4
B6
Single Teoscar Hernández singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 1, LAD 2
B6
Lineout Freddie Freeman lines out to shortstop Ha-Seong Kim. ATL 1, LAD 2
T6
Flyout Matt Olson flies out to left fielder Teoscar Hernández. ATL 1, LAD 2
T6
Walk Ozzie Albies walks. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 2nd. ATL 1, LAD 2
T6
Forceout Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds into a force out, shortstop Mookie Betts to second baseman Tommy Edman. Drake Baldwin out at 2nd. Ronald Acuña Jr. to 1st. ATL 1, LAD 2
T6
Forceout Drake Baldwin grounds into a force out, fielded by shortstop Mookie Betts. Ha-Seong Kim out at 2nd. Drake Baldwin to 1st. ATL 1, LAD 2
T6
Walk Ha-Seong Kim walks. ATL 1, LAD 2
T6
Home Run Sean Murphy homers (1) on a fly ball to center field. ATL 1, LAD 2
B5
Groundout Will Smith grounds out, shortstop Ha-Seong Kim to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, LAD 2
B5
Flyout Shohei Ohtani flies out to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. ATL 0, LAD 2
B5
Walk Mookie Betts walks. ATL 0, LAD 2
B5
Strikeout Tommy Edman strikes out swinging. ATL 0, LAD 2
T5
Strikeout Austin Riley strikes out swinging. ATL 0, LAD 2
T5
Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to center fielder Andy Pages. ATL 0, LAD 2
T5
Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out to first baseman Freddie Freeman. ATL 0, LAD 2
B4
Lineout Max Muncy lines out to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, LAD 2
B4
Lineout Andy Pages lines out to center fielder Michael Harris II. ATL 0, LAD 2
B4
Single Kyle Tucker singles on a fly ball to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. ATL 0, LAD 2
B4
Home Run Teoscar Hernández homers (1) on a fly ball to left center field. Freddie Freeman scores. ATL 0, LAD 2
B4
Walk Freddie Freeman walks. ATL 0, LAD 0
B4
Flyout Will Smith flies out to left fielder Mauricio Dubón. ATL 0, LAD 0
T4
Strikeout Matt Olson strikes out swinging. ATL 0, LAD 0
T4
Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to right fielder Kyle Tucker. ATL 0, LAD 0
T4
Groundout Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out, second baseman Tommy Edman to first baseman Freddie Freeman. ATL 0, LAD 0
B3
Lineout Shohei Ohtani lines out to second baseman Ozzie Albies. ATL 0, LAD 0
B3
Single Mookie Betts singles on a fly ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL 0, LAD 0
B3
Groundout Tommy Edman grounds out softly, pitcher Dylan Dodd to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, LAD 0
B3
Groundout Max Muncy grounds out, first baseman Matt Olson to pitcher Dylan Dodd. ATL 0, LAD 0
T3
Strikeout Drake Baldwin strikes out swinging. ATL 0, LAD 0
T3
Strikeout Ha-Seong Kim strikes out on a foul tip. ATL 0, LAD 0
T3
Strikeout Sean Murphy strikes out swinging. ATL 0, LAD 0
B2
Strikeout Andy Pages challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Andy Pages called out on strikes. ATL 0, LAD 0
B2
Strikeout Kyle Tucker strikes out swinging. ATL 0, LAD 0
B2
Strikeout Teoscar Hernández strikes out swinging. ATL 0, LAD 0
T2
Strikeout Will Smith challenged (pitch result), call on the field was overturned: Austin Riley called out on strikes. ATL 0, LAD 0
T2
Flyout Mauricio Dubón flies out to right fielder Kyle Tucker. ATL 0, LAD 0
T2
Strikeout Michael Harris II strikes out swinging. ATL 0, LAD 0
B1
Groundout Freddie Freeman grounds out to first baseman Matt Olson. ATL 0, LAD 0
B1
Pop Out Will Smith pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies. ATL 0, LAD 0
B1
Single Shohei Ohtani singles on a sharp line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. ATL 0, LAD 0
B1
Strikeout Mookie Betts called out on strikes. ATL 0, LAD 0
T1
Pop Out Matt Olson pops out to first baseman Freddie Freeman. ATL 0, LAD 0
T1
Groundout Ozzie Albies grounds out, shortstop Mookie Betts to first baseman Freddie Freeman. ATL 0, LAD 0
T1
Groundout Ronald Acuña Jr. grounds out, second baseman Tommy Edman to first baseman Freddie Freeman. Drake Baldwin to 2nd. ATL 0, LAD 0
T1
Single Drake Baldwin singles on a ground ball to center fielder Andy Pages. ATL 0, LAD 0

NLDS Game 1: Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves, October 3, 2026

Last 5 Form

Starting Pitchers

Standings Snapshot

Season Comparison

Top Players

Top Performers

Line Score

Box Score

Scoring Summary

Play-by-Play