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Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers Final — October 4, 2026

Atlanta Braves logo
Atlanta Braves
94-68
3
Starting pitcher Not yet announced Not announced
FINAL
Los Angeles Dodgers logo
Los Angeles Dodgers
100-61
2
Starting pitcher Blake Snell Probable
Sunday, October 4 · 8:00 PM ET
ATLStarting pitchersseason to dateLAD
—
ERA
1.90
—
FIP
1.72
—
Innings
42.2
—
Starts
9
ATLOffense2026 regular season to dateLAD
9th4.58
R/G
4.974th
ATLDefenseLAD
5th3.86
RA/G
3.681st
ATLTeamLAD
5th+0.72
Run diff/G
+1.292nd
ATLSeason ratingLAD
5th+0.77
Margin rtg
+1.242nd
11th+0.05
SOS
-0.0420th
94-68
Regular-season record
100-61
ATLLast 10 gamesLAD
-4+4+3+2-4+1-1-3+5-2
Game by game
+6+6+6+2+7-4-2+2+1+4
5-5
Last 10
8-2
+1
Net
+28
Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)
Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel
ATLRest & travelLAD
7 days
Days of rest
7 days
1,926 mi3,100 km
Travel to the game
Home
−3 hclock change vs home
Time-zone change
Home
ATLKey injuriesLAD
Tyler Mahle SPDay-to-dayBryce Elder SP15-day ILMartin Perez SP15-day IL
Players out or limited
None listed
About these numbers

Probable starters as listed by MLB, captured October 4, 6:15 a.m. ET. Season pitching line before game time; FIP rank among the 188 pitchers with at least 10 starts (1st = lowest).

2026 regular season to date, captured before kickoff. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.

Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.

Distance is straight-line from each team's home arena; time-zone change is at game time. Rest counts days since each team's previous game.

No key players listed.

Key players only. Injury report and probable pitchers as of October 3, 8:10 p.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Braves (94-68) visited the Dodgers (100-61) on Sunday, October 4 at 8:00 PM ET.

The Braves score 4.58 runs per game (9th of 30) and allow 3.86 (5th). The Dodgers score 4.97 runs per game (4th of 30) and allow 3.68 (1st).

The total closed 7.5, unchanged from the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Braves +198, Dodgers -234) prices the Braves at 32% and the Dodgers at 68%.

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Atlanta Braves 3, Los Angeles Dodgers 2

Atlanta Braves won by 1.

  • Against the closing spread (Los Angeles Dodgers -1.5): Atlanta Braves covered.
  • Combined score 5 vs the closing total of 7.5: Under.
  • Atlanta Braves closed at +198 on the moneyline (a 32% no-vig market-implied chance).

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run lineno move
OpenDodgers -1.5 (+149)
Braves +1.5 (-182)
CloseDodgers -1.5 (-110)
Braves +1.5 (-112)
Totalno move
Open7.5 (o +113 / u -138)
Close7.5 (o -120 / u -103)
Moneyline
OpenBraves +128 42%
Dodgers -152 58%
CloseBraves +198 32%
Dodgers -234 68%

Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at kickoff. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.

Matchup

Head-to-head

The teams have met 26 times since 2023: the Braves won 12 and the Dodgers 14.

DateScoreLineTotal
Aug 27, 2026Dodgers 0, Braves 1
Braves won

Aug 26, 2026Dodgers 5, Braves 6
Braves won

Aug 25, 2026Dodgers 3, Braves 4
Braves won

May 10, 2026Braves 7, Dodgers 2
Braves won

May 9, 2026Braves 7, Dodgers 2
Braves won

Meetings since 2023, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.

Teams

Atlanta Braves

Los Angeles Dodgers

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