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After a heartbreaking game 2 defeat, the San Diego Padres return home to Petco Park to host the Milwaukee Brewers in game 3 of the NLDS. Dustin May will try to nail down the series for the Brewers while the Padres will rely on RHP Nick Pivetta. First pitch is scheduled for 8:30pm central time and the game broadcast is available via Fox/FS1.

The Atlanta Braves took on the Dodgers tonight in a pivotal game that would give them the 2-1 lead in the NLDS. Chris Sale took on Yoshinobu Yamamoto. The last time these two faced of Sale pitched a complete game shutout and the Braves won 1-0.

The first inning looked great for Sale. He gave up a leadoff single to Betts and Ha-Seong Kim committed an error, but Sale struck out Freeman, Smith and Ohtani. Yamamoto answered with a great inning of his own, striking out the first two hitters and getting Olson to groundout.

In the second, Tucker singled and stole second, but Sale struck out every other hitter he faced. Harris singled in the second for the first base runner for the Braves, but it was the only offense. The third inning got dramatic. Betts singled, but then Dubón robbed Freddie Freeman of a HR.

After a Teoscar Hernández fly out, Smith singled and then Ohtani reached on catcher’s interference to load the bases. Sale was able to get Rojas to line out to end the top of the inning with no damage done. The Braves had zero offense in the third.

The fourth is where it started to fall apart for Sale. Pages singled. Tucker lined out, but then postseason legend Enrique Hernández hit a two-run shot to give the Dodgers a lead. Betts grounded out, but then Freeman added a HR of his own to make the score 3-0. Fortunately, Teoscar Hernández had a 108.4 MPH fly out to end the top of the fourth. Matt Olson singled, but it was the only offense in the fourth for the Braves.

Sale stayed in to pitch the fifth and retired the side to include a strikeout of Will Smith. It looked like the Braves might get some momentum in the fifth with a Dubón single followed by a Thomas single. Riley struck out, but then Tellez pinch hit for Kim and walked to load the bases. Baldwin grounded out to score a run, but then Acuña grounded out himself to end the inning.

Dylan Dodd came in to pitch the sixth. Sale ended his start with 5.0 innings with three earned runs, seven hits, zero walks, and seven strikeouts. Pages had a single, but then Dodd sat down the rest to include two strikeouts. Unfortunately, the Braves did not do any better as they were retired in order.

Dylan Lee came in to pitch the seventh. He has been struggling lately, but it did make sense to bring him in here. He was able to retire the side to keep the game close. The bottom of the lineup looked like the bottom of the lineup for the Braves as they were sat down in order again in the seventh.

Brent Suter came in to pitch the eighth. An interesting choice. He walked Ohtani on seven pitches. Rojas then tweaked something and was replaced by Edman who popped up. Suter then prevented anymore offense. Tanner Scott then came in to replace Yamamoto. Hicklen struck out and Baldwin grounded out. Ronald Acuña then walked on five pitches. Olson was able to get Scott to pitch six pitches, but struck out. This left the Braves three outs to tie it up.

Raisel Iglesias came in to pitch the ninth. He was able to induce a pop up from Hernández after falling to a 3-0 count. He then struck out Mookie Betts on eight pitches. This brought up Freddie Freeman who walked on sox pitches. Max Muncy pinch hit for Teoscar Hernández. Muncy struck out on three pitches.

Edwin Díaz came in to pitch the ninth. Ozzie Albies has been one of the best hitters on the team this postseason and continued with a double to lead off the ninth. Harris made Díaz work, but ultimately grounded out on eight pitches and moved Albies to third. Mauricio Dubón flies out to right and it was not far enough to score the run. Mike Yastrzemski replaced Lane Thomas as the last chance. He then grounded out to end the game, putting the Braves at a big disadvantage moving forward.

Next game is at home with Tyler Mahle on the mound with a win or go home game. The bats were cold as ever, and will need to wake up against Glasnow to stay alive.

The Los Angeles Dodgers took a 2-1 series lead with their 3-1, Game 3 win Tuesday night against the Atlanta Braves in the National League Division Series at Truist Park in Atlanta.

The game was tight, knotted at 0-0 through the third inning. Freddie Freeman thought he had a home run but Atlanta Braves outfielder Mauricio Dubón had other ideas in mind, robbing Freeman of the shot.

It wasn't until the following inning when the Dodgers took the lid off and connected for a couple of home runs from Kiké Hernández and Freeman in the top of the fourth inning.

Hernández hit a two-run homer for his 17th career home run in the postseason. Freeman followed with a solo shot just a few batters later.

The Braves got a run in the bottom of the fifth inning when Drake Baldwin grounded out to first, giving Dubón time to make it home safe. That was the end of the scoring, though. The Dodgers hung on to preserve the win and go ahead in the series.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto continued his postseason dominance with seven strong innings and the Dodgers homered twice in their best showing against Chris Sale this season, beating the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night in Game 3 of the National League Division Series at Truist Park.

Los Angeles leads the best-of-5 series, two games to one.

Yamamoto only allowed two singles in the first four innings, one of which was a bunt that he was quick to field, but lost his footing when trying to throw to first base, one of three plays in Game 3 in which a Dodgers fielder slipped on the Truist Field turf.

Trouble came for Yamamoto in the fifth inning, with two single to open the frame followed by a one-out, four-pitch walk to pinch-hitter Rowdy Tellez, in just his 14th major league plate appearance on the season. One ground out to first base brought in a run but another grounder ended the inning with only one run in, and the Dodgers still leading.

He needed only 98 pitches to finish off seven innings, with just that one run across, and tied a season high with 10 strikeouts, done three timesduring theregular season.

Ten strikeouts are a new postseason career high for Yamamoto, who authored the 20th double-digit strikeout game in Dodgers postseason history, and the first since Shohei Ohtani in Game 4 of the 2025 NLCS.

Yamamoto’s last five postseason appearances have been on the road, and he’s won all five of them. In the four starts, Yamamoto lasted at least six innings and allowed exactly one run in all four games. There was a rather famous eight-out, championship-clinching scoreless relief appearance on zero days rest last November as well. In those five games Yamamoto has allowed four total runs in 33 2/3 innings, with 32 strikeouts against only four walks.

He’s made himself at home on the road.

Breakthrough

Sale, even at age 37, is a tough customer to face, and his first six outs were all strikeouts, looking very much like the ace that allowed three runs in 16 innings in two regular season starts against the Dodgers this year. But in between those six strikeouts the Dodgers had two hits, plus another reached on an error.

Two more hits came in the third inning, plus a catcher’s interference, but the Dodgers stranded the bases loaded. That meant six left on base in what was still a scoreless game to that point, but there were encouraging signs, including Sale needing 62 pitches to get through the first three frames. Freddie Freeman, who homered in Game 2, hit a ball the other way with enough distance to get over the left field wall, but Mauricio Dubón robbed him of a two-run home run with a fantastic catch.

The Dodgers started to get the fruits of their labor in the fourth inning, which began with Andy Pages singling for his first hit of the postseason. Kiké Hernández, making his first start of the playoffs, deposited a changeup into the left field seats for the first two runs on the game.

Two batters after Hernández’s 12th postseason home run for the Dodgers — and his 17th career postseason shot — Freeman left no doubt this time around, taking Sale out, well over the wall in right field for a three-run inning.

Finally getting runs across underscored the work already put in by the Dodgers in making Sale work, and that paid off further when his night was done after five innings and 93 pitches.

Chance are

Ohtani batted fifth in Game 3, the first time in his three years with the Dodgers he’s batted anywhere but first or second. Manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani hitting that low — which spaced out lefties Freeman, Ohtani, and Kyle Tucker with two batters in between them — was more of a one-time deployment because he was facing left-hander Chris Sale.

“I don’t think it’s a pressure thing. I do think it’s something where he wants to do more,” Roberts said earlier Tuesday. “But in that same breath, I do think that there’s going to be a couple big spots today where he’s going to be at-bat.”

Sure enough, Ohtani’s first two trips to the plate came with two runners on base. He chased badly on a strikeout in the first inning, but reached on catcher’s inference in the third. Ohtani didn’t bat again with any one on base, but those four total runners on with him at the plate were his most in a game since August 28. Ohtani did walk in the eighth inning, but was stranded.

On the mend

Miguel Rojas started for a second straight game against a left-handed starter, and was hitless in three at-bats. While batting in the eighth inning, Rojas felt something on a swing and left the game in the middle of the plate appearance with lower back pain, the Dodgers announced during the game. Rojas also had one of the aforementioned slips on the west Truist Park turf, loosing his footing in making the final out of the fifth inning on a ground out.

Tommy Edman completed the at-bat and popped out, then remained in the game at second base.

NLDS Game 3 particulars

Home runs: Kiké Hernández (1), Freddie Freeman (2)

WP — Yoshinobu Yamamoto (1-0): 7 IP, 4 hits, 1 run, 1 walk, 10 strikeouts

LP — Chris Sale (0-1): 5 IP, 7 hits, 3 runs, 7 strikeouts

Sv — Edwin Díaz (1): 1 IP, 1 hit

Up next

The Dodgers try to close out the series with Tyler Glasnow on the mound on Wednesday night in Game 4 (3:08 p.m. PT, FS1), while right-hander Tyler Mahle goes for the Braves.

SAN DIEGO — If the San Diego Padres didn’t have enough obstacles to overcome the Milwaukee Brewers, they will now be without All-Star closer Mason Miller for at least Game 3 Tuesday night when he was placed on paternity leave.

Miller’s wife, Jordan, went into labor Tuesday afternoon to deliver their first child.

The Padres, who were down 2-0 in the National League Division Series, replaced him on the roster with Wandy Peralta. It’s the second time this series that the Padres will be without a key pitcher with starter Walker Buehler also going on the paternity list before returning Monday.

Miller, the game’s top closer, will likely be replaced in the back end of the game with Adrian Morejon, who has been their setup man. The Padres were also without DH Gavin Sheets, who was scratched with a stiff neck, and replaced him with Samad Taylor.

If San Diego wins Tuesday to extend the series, Game 4 will be played on Wednesday, Oct. 7 in San Diego.

Dodgers infielder Miguel Rojas left Tuesday night’s Game 3 of the National League Division Series with lower back pain, though he and the team feel he will be available if needed going forward.

Rojas was batting in the eighth inning against Braves reliever Brent Suter when he felt something on a swing, and started walking gingerly around the plate. After brief consultation with trainer Yosuke Nakajima and Roberts, Rojas was removed from the game in the middle of the at-bat, with a 1-1 count.

Tommy Edman popped out to finish the plate appearance, then played the final two innings at second base.

“He probably won’t be in there tomorrow against [Braves right-hander Tyler] Mahle. But just to have him available. Hopefully he feels better tomorrow,” manager Dave Roberts told reporters in Atlanta. “But I give him credit for conceding that at-bat because he wasn’t feeling right. So hopefully got it treated up and will feel better coming into tomorrow.”

Rojas expressed something similar to reporters in the clubhouse.

Rojas also slipped on the wet turf just beyond the infield on a groundout to end the fifth inning. Rojas lost his footing on the play but was still able to throw to first base to retire Ronald Acuña Jr.

So far this postseason Rojas has played in two of the Dodgers’ three games, both starts against a left-handed Braves pitcher, with a start at third base in Game 2 and at second base in Game 3. He doubled off Ray Kerr in Game 2 on Sunday, and was hitless in three at-bats against Chris Sale in Game 3. Rojas during the regular season hit .293/.340/.469 with a 121 wRC+ against southpaws.

The 37-year-old Rojas when he signed a one-year deal last December said his plan was to retire after the season and then move into the Dodgers front office, with a focus on player development. Whether this is actually the final ride for Rojas as a player is still up in the air.

“I’m not thinking about that at all. I’m not thinking about my future or anything. I’m thinking about a player who is hitting sixth today in the lineup to help the team win. And I still feel like I can play the game,” Rojas told reporters in Atlanta earlier Tuesday. “I will never think about stepping away from the game because of my performance or my way to play my game. I think there’s other things in life that I’m contemplating about that decision. But if I have to tell you right now, I’m not 100 percent like Kershaw was last year or others in the past that knew for sure they want to go after this year.

“For me it’s more, I would say it’s a 40/60 right now that I want to stay in the game and I want to play.”

Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Miguel Rojas left the game while at bat during Game 3 of the National League Division Series against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Rojas took a swing at a pitch from Brent Suter, which resulted in a foul ball. After the swing, Rojas could be seen in immense pain as he stepped away from the plate.

He walked back gingerly to the dugout. It was unclear what Rojas injured; however, he could be seen in the dugout pointing towards his lower back.

Tommy Edman replaced Rojas at the plate. Edman hit a pop fly to first and was caught out.

The Dodgers would go on to win the game, 3-1.

Miguel Rojas injury updates

According to reporting from The Athletic's Fabian Ardaya, Rojas thinks he should be fine in future games.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Miguel Rojas injury update after swing sends Dodger to clubhouse early

The Atlanta Braves are ready to play the back-to-back World Series’ champions.

Just before they kicked off Game 3 of the NLDS against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta was living it up in the weight room.

WSB-Ch.2 Sports Director Zach Klein posted a video on X of himself in the halls of Truist Park, where the song “Throw it up” by Lil John & The East Side Boyz was blasting out of the speakers in the background.

“Alright, I’m here at the tunnels of Truist Park walking by the Braves clubhouse; this is the weight room. These guys are feeling it,” Klein said. “Game 3. Let’s get it.”

The video caught the attention of the Braves fandom as fans started to go just as crazy in the comments.

@sleep33 posted a GIF of Lil John saying his iconic phrase, “OK!!”

The Braves mascot Blooper got a shoutout in the comments as @ThatDude_JT commented, “Zach the rumor is that it was just Blooper alone in a dark room blasting music.”

@TheNermin1 wrote, “Bah Gawd that’s Chris Sale music!!!”

For Atlanta, they needed to get the best out of Sale on Tuesday night, but so far that hasn’t happened after he gave up two home runs in the fourth inning to Kiké Hernández and Freddie Freeman.

The Dodgers currently lead the Braves 3-1.

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Momentum and narratives swing wildly in October. Against the Red Sox, George Lombard Jr. and Spencer Jones looked like the present and future of the Yankees. 

In two games against the Rays, they have looked like rookies. 

They have had plenty of company on a team that has neither hit nor won, but Lombard and Jones have been part of the problem for a Yankees club on the brink of elimination. 

For Lombard, the largest issue was two plays in the Game 2 loss — one deemed an error (even if the error could have been assigned to Luis García Jr.) and the other generously ruled a fielder’s choice that allowed a run to score. 

Jones had his own questionable play in right field Monday, but the bigger problem is the slugger going hitless in seven at-bats against Tampa Bay and now being 2-for-15 with seven strikeouts in the postseason. 

“It was just one of those games where things kind of compiled and stacked up on top of each other,” Lombard said after the team combined for four errors in the 5-2 loss. 

The worst moment for Lombard — who went 4-for-8 against Boston and has gone 0-for-7 against Tampa Bay, albeit with some hard-hit outs — came in Monday’s fifth inning. With one out and Junior Caminero on third and the Yankees trailing 2-1, Chandler Simpson tapped one softly to shortstop. Lombard charged, attempted to field on the backhand and rush a throw to the plate, but even as his arm was beginning his throw, the ball deflected off his glove. 

Probably contributing to the play was that the 21-year-old had not played at Tropicana Field before this series. 

“I wouldn’t say tough. It’s definitely different,” Lombard said of the turf. “But we went out there in practice and kind of tried to get accustomed to it. But it’s different than other fields. But that’s the same thing with every other stadium — everyone’s going to play different.” 

His next mistake was less field dependent: Two batters later, Jonny DeLuca hit a three-bouncer to Lombard, who could not charge it because Simpson cut in front of him on his way to third. 

He then had to rush. “I just pulled the throw a little bit,” Lombard said, with García unable to make a stretch and catch on a throw that was not that far offline. 

In an inning that should have been over, Richie Palacios then knocked a two-run single that essentially put the game out of reach. 

Jones’ defensive night was more debatable. The four-run fifth inning began with Jonathan Aranda smacking a line drive in front of him. 

Maybe Jones had a chance at charging, diving and making a remarkable grab. Maybe an overaggressive Jones would have dove and allowed the ball to get past him. 

In reality, Jones did not get a great jump and then played it on a hop for a single. 

“Playing it back in my head, I thought I had a good first step,” Jones said. “I just hesitated, and then that was the difference between making a play and then just trying to keep it in front of me.” 

His manager did not take issue with the play. 

“There are plenty of others to pick on tonight,” Aaron Boone said after the game. “That wasn’t one of them.” 

Easier to pick on have been Jones’ at-bats. He looked overmatched against Drew Rasmussen (as did the rest of the lineup), swinging through high fastballs and low changeups on a night he struck out twice and went 0-for-3. Monday, he struck out once, grounded out twice and found some terrible luck with his first well-hit pitch of the series: a towering fly ball to center that bounced off one of the rings high above the field. 

Alert right fielder in Victor Mesa Jr. ran over and caught the ricochet. 

“I didn’t know what happened,” Jones said. 

— Additional reporting by Greg Joyce 

Freddie Freeman and Kiké Hernández continue to add to their postseason résumés.

An inning after Freeman was denied an opposite-field home run over the left field wall at Truist Park by Mauricio Dubón, he thought he might try hitting one right.

But Hernandez needed to show off his bat first.

The two got the Dodgers on the board, to give them a 3-0 lead in the fourth inning of the NLDS, by hitting home runs over the walls in left and right field.

Hernández saw an 89 MPH changeup come his way by Braves starting pitcher Chris Sale and sent it 406 feet out of the park for a two-run homer. One batter later, Freeman obliterated a 96 MPH sinker and sent it screaming off the bat at 103 MPH for 399 feet.

Sale managed to get out of the inning in the following at-bat, but at first glance, it looked he was going to gve up another homer.

Teoscar Hernández just came short of Sale’s slider out of the park, after hard-hitting Sale at 108 MPH.

Both Freeman and Hernandez, continue to show why they are dominant in October, as both of them have had playoff heroics.

Freeman has a career batting average of .268 with 82 hits, 17 home runs, and 40 RBI through 81 postseason games.

Kiké Hernández has a career average of .272 with 80 hits and 16 home runs, with 42 RBIs in the postseason.

The combination of Hernández and Freeman came on the same day; manager Dave Roberts made a surprising decision to bump four-time MVP Shohei Ohtani down to the fifth hole in the Dodgers lineup and have Freeman hitting second, behind Mookie Betts, while Hernández was hitting ninth.

So far, his decision is paying off as Los Angeles holds a 3-1 lead against the Braves.