{
  "id": 11795846,
  "title": "Dodgers step up World Series three-peat bid with 5-3 win over Braves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/dodgers-step-up-world-series-three-peat-bid-with-5-3-win-over-braves",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-03T23:39:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/dodgers-step-world-series-three-233939647.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Los Angeles Dodgers continued their pursuit of a rare World Series three-peat with a 5-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves in their Major League Baseball playoff opener on Saturday. Pitcher Tarik Skubal, a two-time Cy Young Award winner acquired from Detroit at the trade deadline, delivered a stellar performance in his first post-season start, holding the Braves to just two hits over six strong innings. The offense also contributed, with home runs from Teoscar Hernandez, Kyle Tucker, and Max Muncy, giving the Dodgers a 5-3 lead in the best-of-five National League division series. Manager Dave Roberts praised Skubal's performance, highlighting his fastball and effective change-up. The Braves rallied in the ninth inning, but the Dodgers' Evan Phillips secured the win. The game was one of four second-round series openers on Saturday.",
  "summary": "The Los Angeles Dodgers, chasing a rare World Series three-peat, rode six strong innings from pitcher Tarik Skubal and home runs from Teoscar Hernandez, Kyle Tucker and Max Muncy to a 5-3 win over Atlanta in their Major League Baseball playoff opener on Saturday.Hernandez gave the Dodgers a 2-0 lead with a 431-foot fourth inning blast off Atlanta relief pitcher Victor Mederos, who had walked…",
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Winnipeg Free Press",
        "title": "Milwaukee pitcher Brandon Woodruff isn’t ruling out possible World Series return if Brewers make it",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/03/milwaukee-pitcher-brandon-woodruff-isnt-ruling-out-possible-world",
        "published": "2026-10-03T21:15:38.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}