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Michael Harris II leads Braves to 3-2 win over Dodgers in Game 2 to tie NLDS

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Harris, B. (2026, October 5). Michael Harris II leads Braves to 3-2 win over Dodgers in Game 2 to tie NLDS. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/baseball/michael-harris-ii-leads-braves-to-3-2-win-over-dodgers-in-game-2-to-tie-nlds/article_72e45611-f732-5678-99f1-fe92b5e1a362.html

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Toronto Star · collected 2026-10-05 · by Beth Harris

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Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on a wild pitch in the fifth inning as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 to tie their National League Division Series at one game each. Harris also added an insurance run with an RBI double in the seventh, coming up short of hitting for the cycle by not getting a home run. The game featured strong bullpen performances from both teams after early exits by starting pitchers Blake Snell and Ray Kerr. Despite Mookie Betts and Shohei Ohtani leading off the fifth inning with base hits, the Dodgers failed to capitalize on multiple opportunities, leaving seven runners stranded over the first five innings.
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The articles you've shared offer comprehensive coverage of Game 2 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta Braves during their National League Division Series. Here are key takeaways from each piece:

These insights underscore how tightly contested and unpredictable the NLDS matchup between the Braves and Dodgers is proving to be.

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Beth Harris
38 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 Fans will want to circle Jan. 30 on their calendars.
🔮 That helped set up third-string quarterback Kayd Coffman’s 14-yard TD pass to Keshawn Williams in the first quarter.
🔮 The Spartans will visit the historic stadium on Friday to get pictures for their social media accounts, as Fitzgerald put it.
🔮 If he does, would the recovery bleed into the start of next season?
🔮 Ohtani and Will Smith slumped badly throughout the Division Series win over Atlanta in four games and the NLCS defeat.
🔮 “They may have a bunch of Hall of Famers, but we’ve got a bunch of gamers — and the gamers won this week,” Milwaukee manager Pat Murphy said.
🔮 Will Smith, whose offensive struggles mirrored Ohtani’s, moved up to fourth from seventh.
🔮 If they can find a way to win, they would host Game 5 on Friday.
🔮 The Brewers extended the lead to 5-2 in the eighth on Justin Wrobleski’s wild pitch that scored Brice Turang, who reached on an infield single and advanced to third on William Contreras’ single.
🔮 Manager Dave Roberts said Tuesday that Ohtani will bat anywhere from second to sixth with the two-time defending World Series champion Dodgers losing the first two games of the best-of-seven series.
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Atlanta Braves Dodgers Game 3 LOS ANGELES

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Braves ORG · 7× Dodgers ORG · 6× Harris PERSON · 3× Atlanta GPE · 2× Chris Sale PERSON · 2× LOS ANGELES GPE · 2× Snell PERSON · 2× Kris Bubic PERSON · 1× Michael Harris II PERSON · 1× the Atlanta Braves ORG · 1×

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on reliever Kris Bubic’s wild pitch in the fifth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday night to even the National League Division Series at a game apiece.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Michael Harris II tripled and scored the go-ahead run on reliever Kris Bubic’s wild pitch in the fifth inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3-2 on Sunday night to even the National League Division Series at a game apiece. asserted
Braves → triple → game
Harris’ RBI double to right against reliever Edgardo Henriquez added an insurance run with two outs in the seventh in what turned into a bullpen game for both teams when the Braves chased Dodgers starter Blake Snell after 3 2/3 innings. asserted
Braves → add → innings
Harris also singled in the third, coming up a home run short of hitting for the cycle. asserted
Harris → single → cycle
Max Muncy’s two-strike, two-out homer off Didier Fuentes pulled the Dodgers to 3-2 in the ninth. asserted
homer → pull → ninth
Braves closer Raisel Igelsias earned his second save after getting pinch-hitter Josue De Paula to foul out to third to end the game. asserted
Paula → earn → game
Runs were hard to come by after the teams combined for five homers in the Dodgers’ 5-3 victory in Game 1. asserted
teams → come → Game
After Mookie Betts walked and Shohei Ohtani singled to open the fifth, Atlanta’s bullpen retired the next 14 consecutive Dodgers’ hitters. asserted
bullpen → walk → hitters
Los Angeles stranded seven runners on base over the first five innings. asserted
Angeles → strand → innings
Ohtani, the four-time MVP, wasn’t a factor for the second straight game, going 1 for 4 with two strikeouts. asserted
Ohtani → go → strikeouts
The Braves retook the lead, 2-1, on Bubic’s wild pitch after Harris’ two-out triple. asserted
Braves → retake → triple
Freddie Freeman tied it at 1 on a two-strike solo shot off Braves reliever Grant Holmes in the fourth while facing his former team for the first time in the postseason. asserted
Freeman → tie → postseason
Snell struggled throughout, never finding a rhythm. asserted
Snell → struggle → rhythm
The two-time Cy Young Award winner threw 90 pitches and only 47 for strikes. asserted
winner → throw → strikes
He gave up one run and three hits, walked five and struck out five. asserted
He → give → five
Snell needed 27 pitches to get through the first, when he had only three more strikes thrown than balls. asserted
he → need → balls
The Braves led 1-0 on Mauricio Dubón’s bases-loaded, two-strike single to shortstop with two outs in the first. asserted
Braves → lead → first
Betts made a diving stop, but his throw to first was too late, allowing Ronald Acuña Jr. to score after singling and stealing second. asserted
Jr. → make → first
Ray Kerr started the game for the Braves, who elected to give Chris Sale extra rest ahead of his start in Game 3. asserted
who → start → 3
Roki Sasaki, the Dodgers’ sixth reliever, loaded the bases in the eighth on a walk, hit by pitch and an intentional walk with one out. asserted
Sasaki → load → out
Acuña hit into an inning-ending double play. asserted
Acuña → hit → play
Up next After a travel day, Braves LHP Chris Sale starts Game 3 on Tuesday in Atlanta against Dodgers RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto. asserted
Sale → start → Yamamoto
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