Dodgers beat Braves 4-1 in Game 4, clinch NLDS and advance to NLCS
Los Angeles won the best-of-five series 3-1 and will face Milwaukee or San Diego in the National League Championship Series as it pursues a third straight World Series title.
What we know
- The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 in Game 4 at Truist Park on Wednesday night to win the NL Division Series 3-1. [1] [2]
- Andy Pages drove in two runs with a bases-loaded single in the seventh inning to put Los Angeles ahead 3-1. [2]
- Max Muncy hit a solo home run in the ninth, his 19th postseason homer with the Dodgers, extending a franchise record, according to The Associated Press. [2]
- The Dodgers will open the NLCS on Sunday against Milwaukee or San Diego. [2]
- Not yet confirmed: The Dodgers' NLCS opponent, Milwaukee or San Diego, has not been determined. Teoscar Hernández remained in the game after crashing into the wall, and no further injury information was provided.
The Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 4-1 on Wednesday night in Game 4 to win the National League Division Series 3-1 and advance to the NL Championship Series. The Dodgers, who finished the regular season 100-62, won back-to-back games in Atlanta to close out the best-of-five matchup, according to The Associated Press. The Braves finished 94-68. [1][2]
The Associated Press reported that the Dodgers are seeking to become the first NL team to win three straight World Series. They will face Milwaukee or San Diego in Game 1 of the NLCS on Sunday. [2]
Pages broke the game open in the seventh with a bases-loaded single on a 3-2 pitch from Braves reliever Robert Suarez. The hit scored Teoscar Hernández and pinch-runner Tommy Edman and gave Los Angeles a 3-1 lead, according to the AP. Max Muncy added a solo home run off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth. [2]
Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow, making his first start since Sept. 24, allowed one hit and walked five in 4 2/3 innings, the AP said. Edgardo Henriquez got the win after allowing one hit over 1 2/3 scoreless innings. Tanner Scott pitched a perfect eighth, and Edwin Diaz earned the save. Glasnow and four relievers combined to allow three hits. [1][2]
Braves starter Tyler Mahle took the loss. He allowed two runs, one of them earned, over 6 1/3 innings, according to the AP. Atlanta drew 18 walks in the series, and none of those runners scored. [1][2]
The game was tied 1-1 after Atlanta took the lead in the first. Michael Harris II singled, stole second and scored from third on a wild pitch. Los Angeles tied it in the second, helped by two Atlanta errors: a throwing error by catcher Sean Murphy that let Shohei Ohtani reach third, and a dropped pop fly by shortstop Mauricio Dubón that let Ohtani score, the AP reported. [2]
The AP reported that Hernández hit the wall while trying to catch an Ozzie Albies double in the sixth and pointed to his head and neck while talking with a trainer, but stayed in the game. Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said second baseman Miguel Rojas, who left Tuesday's game with lower back soreness, would not be available off the bench, according to the AP. [2]