Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves: Final Score & Recap
Line Score
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| ATL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 14 | 0 |
The Story
The Atlanta Braves walked off the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-5 on August 26, 2026, at Truist Park, with Ha-Seong Kim delivering the decisive blow in the bottom of the ninth. The DiamondIQ model entered the game giving Atlanta a 52 percent chance of winning at home, and by the final out that estimate had reached 100 percent. The Braves trailed heading into the late innings before a dramatic sequence of swings in win probability determined the outcome. Kim's walk-off single off Tanner Scott in the bottom of the ninth carried a win-probability swing of plus 37.4 percent, ending a contest that had been pulled in multiple directions over the final three frames.
The seventh inning was particularly pivotal in shaping the game's outcome. Tommy Edman drew a walk off Didier Fuentes that added 22.5 percent in win probability for Los Angeles, keeping a Dodgers rally alive, but Alek Thomas immediately followed by grounding into a double play, costing the visitors 22.7 percent win probability and extinguishing the threat. Fuentes finished with a plus 18.3 percent WPA for Atlanta, one of three Braves relievers to contribute positively on the mound alongside Victor Mederos at plus 13.5 percent and Brock Stewart at plus 10.9 percent, despite Mauricio Dubón's ground into a double play off Stewart in the bottom of the eighth that cost Atlanta 25.0 percent win probability and briefly kept the Dodgers' hopes alive.
Edman was the standout individual performer of the night, finishing with a combined plus 37.4 percent WPA and plus 3.9 RE24 across his contributions, headlined by a two-run home run off AJ Smith-Shawver in the top of the third that added 18.9 percent win probability. Kim matched Edman's WPA total at plus 37.4 percent on the strength of his walk-off hit alone. Drake Baldwin also contributed meaningfully for Atlanta, posting plus 26.4 percent WPA and plus 2.1 RE24. Los Angeles out-hit Atlanta ten to fourteen but could not hold the lead, as the Braves scored the game's final run in the bottom of the ninth to claim the victory.