Yoshinobu Yamamoto pitched seven dominant innings with 10 strikeouts, allowing only four hits and one walk, as the Los Angeles Dodgers defeated the Atlanta Braves 3-1 on Tuesday night to take a 2-1 lead in the National League Division Series. Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer, and Freddie Freeman added a solo shot for Atlanta. Yamamoto improved to 8-1 in his postseason career and was the 2025 World Series MVP.
The Braves' Chris Sale lasted five innings, giving up three runs and seven hits after stranding six runners early. Shohei Ohtani went 0-for-4 with two strikeouts against Sale, batting fifth per manager Dave Roberts' decision. Edwin Díaz recorded the save for Los Angeles, stranding a runner in the ninth after Ozzie Albies' double.
Mauricio Dubón made a leaping catch to rob Freeman in the third but later scored on a bases-loaded grounder by Drake Baldwin. Tyler Mahle is expected to start Game 4 for Atlanta against Tyler Glasnow, calling his abdominal pull a "nonissue." The Dodgers aim to become the first NL team to win three straight World Series titles.
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