Attempting to hit towards Chris Sale typically looks as if making an attempt to to catch a chainsaw, so the Dodgers may have their work lower out for them. However they’ll even have dependable ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto on the mound for Sport 3 of the Nationwide League Championship Collection at Truist Park in Atlanta.
Yamamoto began 4 video games and pitched as soon as in reduction on the highway during the last two postseasons, with 5 whole runs allowed in 31 innings, with 30 strikeouts towards solely 4 walks. The Dodgers gained all 5 video games with Yamamoto incomes the win in all 4 of his highway appearances throughout the 2025 postseasons.
Then once more, the Dodgers are 9-1 within the 10 postseason video games during which Yamamoto has appeared, with the one loss coming in final yr’s NLDS Sport 3 at Dodger Stadium. That was with the Dodgers already main the collection 2-0, whereas his begin on Tuesday is available in a 1-1 collection.
Let’s look again at each different Sport 3 for the Dodgers in a tied collection throughout their consecutive postseason run relationship again to 2013. That is the ninth time in 14 years the Dodgers best-of-five Division Collection is tied after two video games. The house group in these NLDS Video games 3 is 6-2, and the winner of Sport 3 gained 4 of the eight collection.
| Collection | Opponent | Location | Sport 3 winner | Collection winner |
| 2013 NLDS | Braves | Los Angeles | Dodgers | Dodgers in 4 |
| 2014 NLDS | Cardinals | St. Louis | Cardinals | Cardinals in 4 |
| 2015 NLDS | Mets | New York | Mets | Mets in 5 |
| 2016 NLDS | Nationals | Washington DC | Nationals | Dodgers in 5 |
| 2017 World Collection | Astros | Houston | Astros | Astros in 7 |
| 2018 NLCS | Brewers | Los Angeles | Brewers | Dodgers in 7 |
| 2019 NLDS | Nationals | Washington DC | Dodgers | Nationals in 5 |
| 2020 World Collection | Rays | Arlington, Texas | Dodgers | Dodgers in 6 |
| 2021 NLDS | Giants | Los Angeles | Giants | Dodgers in 5 |
| 2022 NLDS | Padres | San Diego | Padres | Padres in 4 |
| 2024 NLDS | Padres | San Diego | Padres | Dodgers in 5 |
| 2024 NLCS | Mets | New York | Dodgers | Dodgers in 6 |
| 2025 World Collection | Blue Jays | Los Angeles | Dodgers | Dodgers in 7 |
NLDS Sport 3 information
- Groups: No. 2 seed Dodgers at No. 3 seed Braves
- Collection: Tied 1-1
- Ballpark: Truist Park, Atlanta
- Begin time: .
- TV: FS1 (l)
- Nationwide radio: ESPN Radio (Dave O’Brien, Jessica Mendoza)
- Native English radio: AM 570 (r, Rick Monday)
- Native Spanish radio: KTNQ 1020 AM (José Mota, Luis Cruz)