Dodgers vs. Braves live updates, lineups: Chris Sale, Yoshinobu Yamamoto take the mound for Game 3, Shohei Ohtani drops to fifth in batting order
The Los Angeles Dodgers are headed east for Game 3 of the NLDS against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park Tuesday, with first pitch at 6 p.m.
ET, airing on FS1.The Braves tied up the series in a 3-2 win over the Dodgers on Sunday with a masterful bullpen game.
Ray Kerr delivered 2 2/3 scoreless innings, while Grant Holmes, Dylan Lee, Robert Suarez, Didier Fuentes and closer Raisel Iglesias combined to limit the Dodgers to two runs in the rest of the game.
Dodgers manager Dave Roberts was considering making lineup adjustments in the aftermath of their Game 2 loss, and he made a big one, dropping star Shohei Ohtani to fifth in the batting order — his lowest start in the lineup since 2020 with the LA Angels.The Dodgers will start right-hander Yoshinobu Yamamoto (14-9, 2.53 ERA), who allowed one run — a solo homer — on four hits with eight strikeouts over 6 1/3 innings in a 1-0 loss to Atlanta on Aug.
27.Left-hander Chris Sale (14-9, 2.16 ERA) will take the mound for Atlanta.
He’s pitched 7 2/3 innings this postseason with five hits and three earned runs allowed while striking out 12 of 30 batters faced.Follow along with Yahoo Sports for live updates, highlights and more as the Atlanta Braves host the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the NLDS.
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