Updated MLB Playoff Bracket Picture 2026 After Yankees, Braves Eliminated

The Los Angeles Dodgers advanced beyond the National League Division Series with a 4-1 win over the Atlanta Braves in Game 4 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 Tampa Bay Rays secured a series sweep over the New York Yankees with a 4-3 victory in Game 3 of the ALDS.

Meanwhile, the Cleveland Guardians kept the team's season alive with a Game 3 win over the Chicago White Sox in their series.

Updated MLB Playoff Schedule

Thursday, October 8

Game 4: Cleveland at Chicago (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 (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.