SEATTLE — The Division Series continued Wednesday with a pair of key Game 3 results, as Yoshinobu Yamamoto was brilliant yet again in the Los Angeles Dodgers' 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park in Atlanta to take a 2-1 series lead, while the San Diego Padres pulled within 2-1 against the Milwaukee Brewers with a 4-3 win in Milwaukee.
Yamamoto sailed past Atlanta to put Los Angeles in front in the National League Division Series, a result that follows Diaz locks down first Dodgers save in 3-1 NLDS Game 3 win and builds on the NLDS Preview: Sale vs Yamamoto as Braves Host Dodgers in Game 3. In the other NLDS matchup, San Diego brought ace Michael King out of the bullpen to secure the 4-3 victory over Milwaukee, cutting the Brew Crew's series lead to 2-1.
Around Seattle, Zach Hereth at Seattle Sports analyzed the Mariners' effectiveness with the ABS challenge system this year, while Isabelle Minasian at The Stranger put a bow on the incredibly disappointing 2026 Mariners season. Off the field, History Café is presenting a special program on Black Baseball in Washington on October 21, and Major League Baseball is experimenting with new rules for outfield positioning at this year's Arizona Fall League.
Elsewhere, Alex Cora told the Philadelphia Phillies he is not interested in managing in 2027 after Philadelphia previously approached him about its opening mid-season and turned to Don Mattingly after Cora said no. The ESPN staff interviewed players, coaches and executives around the league to read their pulse on how much this year's playoffs will affect the coming labor dispute, Patrick Dubuque at Baseball Prospectus eulogized the 2026 Houston Astros, and Oracle Park in San Francisco is at the center of a chicken tender scandal over thinner tenders.