Dodgers Beat Braves 4 to 1 and Set Brewers NLCS Rematch

Los Angeles beat Atlanta 4 to 1 in Game 4 at Truist Park on October 7, finished the National League Division Series 3 to 1, and sent the Dodgers back to the NLCS. Andy Pages went 2 for 3 and drove in the deciding seventh inning runs, Max Muncy added a ninth inning solo homer, and a four man bullpen covered the final four and one third scoreless innings after Tyler Glasnow lasted four and two thirds. [1] [2] [3] The clincher changed a pregame series into a completed result. Los Angeles opened the NLDS with a 5 to 3 win on October 3, Atlanta answered 3 to 2 on October 4, and the Dodgers took Games 3 and 4 by 3 to 1 and 4 to 1 scores. The result creates a confirmed next fixture, not a case for a future result. [1] Pages turns the seventh into the separator Atlanta scored first on a Glasnow wild pitch, then the Dodgers tied the game in the second when Shohei Ohtani scored on Mauricio Dubón's fielding error. The contest stayed level until the seventh, which made the final margin more decisive than the game had felt for most of the night. [2] Pages supplied the turning point. With two outs, the bases loaded, and a full count, he singled to score Teoscar Hernández and Tommy Edman for a 3 to 1 lead. The official box credits Pages with two RBIs in a 2 for 3 night. USA Today reported that the hit came after he had gone 0 for 10 across the first two games of the series. [2] [3] That sequence is the cleanest explanation for the Game 4 result. The seventh inning hit did not merely add insurance. It took a tie game into a two run Dodgers lead while Atlanta had a chance to end the inning. A retrospective read of the game should place the decisive weight on that plate appearance rather than treat the 4 to 1 final as evidence that the full night was one sided. Muncy then provided the final run with a solo homer in the ninth, his third homer of the series. His blast made the score 4 to 1, but the separation had already come from Pages. Keeping those moments distinct gives the box score its proper order: Pages created the lead, then Muncy extended it. [2] [3] A short Glasnow start made the bullpen work matter Glasnow allowed one hit and one run in four and two thirds innings, striking out five but walking five. Five walks in a short postseason outing create pressure even when few balls land safely. His line is a useful reminder that the Dodgers reached the finish without a long starting performance. [2] Alex Vesia entered with two runners inherited and got Matt Olson on a groundout to end the fifth inning. USA Today described that escape as a one pitch out. Henriquez inherited another runner later, and neither Vesia's two inherited runners nor Henriquez's inherited runner scored. Henriquez earned the win, Scott and Díaz also held Atlanta scoreless, and Díaz recorded the save. [2] [3] The four relievers combined for four and one third scoreless innings. Vesia worked two thirds of an inning, Henriquez covered one and two thirds, and Scott and Díaz each completed a full inning. The group took over after Glasnow's four and two thirds and did not allow Atlanta to convert its opportunities. [2] Atlanta finished 0 for 7 with runners in scoring position and left seven runners on base. Those figures do not erase the danger created by the walks. They show how the relief work and the final outs kept that danger from changing the score. The bullpen's escape is part of the completed game, not proof of a repeatable advantage in the next series. [2] Milwaukee is the confirmed next stop The MLB postseason schedule lists the Dodgers at Milwaukee for NLCS Games 1 and 2 on October 11 and 12. The series then moves to Los Angeles for Games 3 and 4 on October 14 and 15, with October 16 available if needed. Games 6 and 7, if needed, return to Milwaukee on October 18 and 19. Game 1's date and venue are confirmed. The schedule does not yet list its first pitch time, and the pitching assignments remain open. [1] Milwaukee reached the matchup by beating San Diego 3 to 1 in Game 4 and winning its division series 3 to 1. The Athletic reported that Milwaukee is again the top seed with home field and that this is a rematch of the 2025 NLCS, when the Dodgers swept the Brewers in four games. That history explains the setting, but it does not settle anything about the 2026 series. [1] [4] The immediate value of the Dodgers' Game 4 win is concrete. It ended Atlanta's season, completed a 3 to 1 series win, and fixed the next opponent and location. The timing and starter decisions for Game 1 remain separate future announcements, so the completed box score should stand on its own rather than be stretched into a forecast. SBA Takeaway Pages' two RBI single was the Game 4 separator, Muncy's solo homer added the final run, and the Dodgers bullpen protected a lead after Glasnow's five walks in four and two thirds innings. Los Angeles has earned a Brewers rematch in Milwaukee beginning October 11. The final score and series path are settled facts; the next series requires its own evidence when official details arrive. Sources - [1] MLB 2026 postseason schedule - [2] MLB GameDay Dodgers at Braves final box score - [3] USA Today Dodgers Braves Game 4 live report - [4] The Athletic MLB playoffs live updates Related Reading - Dodgers at Braves NLDS Game 3: What to Check Before First Pitch - MLB Confirms Robbie Ray for Padres NLDS Game 1 at Brewers - MLB’s Playoff Rule Reset: No Automatic Runner, but Two ABS Challenges