Overview
- The Dodgers beat the Braves 3-1 in Game 3 on Tuesday, giving Los Angeles a 2-1 lead in the best-of-five National League Division Series.
- Manager Dave Roberts said he told hitters to ‘put [Chris Sale] in a fight,’ a deliberate game plan that emphasized long at-bats and confronting every pitch.
- Kiké Hernández hit a two-run homer and Freddie Freeman followed with a solo shot in the fourth inning to produce all three Dodgers runs off Sale.
- Chris Sale struck out six batters in the first two innings—a rare postseason feat—but finished with five innings, seven strikeouts, three runs and seven hits allowed.
- The loss puts Atlanta on the brink of elimination for Game 4 at Truist Park, and media and fan attention has returned to Sale’s uneven postseason history and October reputation.