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Los Angeles Dodgers vs Atlanta Braves Final — October 6, 2026

Los Angeles Dodgers

100-61

Starting pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto Probable

FINAL

Atlanta Braves

94-68

Starting pitcher Chris Sale Probable

Tuesday, October 6 · 6:00 PM ET

LADStarting pitchersseason to dateATL

2.53

ERA

2.16

25th3.33

FIP

2.292nd

185.0

Innings

162.2

Starts

LADOffense2026 regular season to dateATL

4th4.97

R/G

4.589th

LADDefenseATL

1st3.68

RA/G

3.865th

LADTeamATL

2nd+1.29

Run diff/G

+0.725th

LADSeason ratingATL

2nd+1.24

Margin rtg

+0.775th

20th-0.04

SOS

+0.0511th

100-61

Regular-season record

94-68

LADLast 10 gamesATL

Game by game

8-2

Last 10

5-5

+28

Net

Top third of the leagueMiddle thirdBottom thirdBar = league rank (full = 1st)

Injuries & restkey injuries · rest and travel

LADRest & travelATL

1,926 mi3,100 km

Travel to the game

Home

+3 hclock change vs home

Time-zone change

Home

LADKey injuriesATL

None listed

Players out or limited

Tyler Mahle SPDay-to-dayBryce Elder SP15-day ILMartin Perez SP15-day IL

About these numbers

Probable starters as listed by MLB, captured October 6, 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 5, 8:10 p.m. ET.

The pre-game matchup

The Dodgers (100-61) visited the Braves (94-68) on Tuesday, October 6 at 6:00 PM ET.

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

Written from the numbers available before kickoff.

Result

Final score and result vs the closing line

Los Angeles Dodgers 3, Atlanta Braves 1

Los Angeles Dodgers won by 2.

Market

Closing line and line movement

Run line

OpenBraves +1.5 (-200)
Dodgers -1.5 (+163)

Close—

Total

Open6.5 (o -112 / u -107)

Close—

Moneyline

OpenDodgers -111 50%
Braves -108 50%

Close—

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 Dodgers won 14 and the Braves 12.

Date	Score	Line	Total
Aug 27, 2026	Dodgers 0, Braves 1 Braves won
Aug 26, 2026	Dodgers 5, Braves 6 Braves won
Aug 25, 2026	Dodgers 3, Braves 4 Braves won
May 10, 2026	Braves 7, Dodgers 2 Braves won
May 9, 2026	Braves 7, Dodgers 2 Braves won

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

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