Updated MLB Playoff Bracket Picture 2026 After Dodgers Eliminate Braves, White Sox Stay Alive

The Los Angeles Dodgers became the first team to advance beyond the Division Series with a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 of the NLDS on Wednesday night.

Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers now await either the Milwaukee Brewers or San Diego Padres in the NLCS.

In the American League, the Cleveland Guardians kept the team's season alive with a 9-3 victory over the Chicago White Sox in Game 3 of the ALDS. Meanwhile, the New York Yankees attempted to avoid a series sweep at the hands of the Tampa Bay Rays on Wednesday.

Updated MLB Playoff Schedule

Thursday, October 8

Game 4: Cleveland at Chicago (5 p.m. ET, TBS)

Game 4 (if necessary): Tampa Bay at New York (8 p.m. ET, TBS)

Friday, October 9

Game 5 (if necessary): San Diego at Milwaukee (8 p.m. ET, Fox)

Saturday, October 10

Game 5 (if necessary): Chicago at Cleveland (5 p.m. ET, TBS)

Game 5 (if necessary): New York at Tampa Bay (8 p.m. ET, TBS)

Dodgers 3, Braves 1

Atlanta struck first on Wednesday, as Michael Harris II scored on a wild pitch by Tyler Glasnow to give his team a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the first inning.

The Dodgers quickly responded in the top of the second, as a pair of errors from Sean Murphy and Mauricio Dubón allowed Ohtani to round the bases and tie the score at 1-1.

Both teams were scoreless over the next four innings before Los Angeles took its first lead in the top of the seventh.

With the bases loaded and two outs, Andy Pages hit a single to give the Dodgers a 3-1 advantage.

Max Muncy eventually provided Los Angeles with some insurance in the top of the ninth inning, launching a solo home run to right field.

The Braves went down in order in the bottom of the frame, sealing the victory for the Dodgers.

Los Angeles punched its ticket to the NLCS for the third consecutive year as the team continues its quest for a third straight World Series title.