The Los Angeles Dodgers qualified for the postseason as a wild card entrant, after they failed to win the National League West for the first time since 2012.

[3] In the National League Wild Card Game, they defeated the St. Louis Cardinals on a two-run walk-off home run from Chris Taylor.

Atlanta took a 1–0 lead in the bottom of the first, as Eddie Rosario singled, stole second, advanced to third on a ground out, and scored on a wild pitch.

The teams traded solo home runs in the fourth inning—Will Smith for Los Angeles and Austin Riley for Atlanta—leaving the score tied, 2–2.

Mookie Betts opened the game with a single, followed by a home run from Corey Seager, staking the Dodgers to an early 2–0 lead.

In the top of the seventh, the Dodgers had the bases loaded with two outs following two walks and a hit batsman; Chris Taylor then drove in two runs with a double off of Luke Jackson, putting Los Angeles ahead, 4–2.

With one out in the bottom of the eighth, Ozzie Albies singled off of Julio Urías to drive in Eddie Rosario from second, pulling Atlanta within a run, 4–3.

Brusdar Graterol came in to pitch the bottom of the ninth; he recorded two outs and, with Dansby Swanson at second, was replaced by Dodgers closer Kenley Jansen.

In the bottom of the first, Mookie Betts walked, then Corey Seager homered, giving the Dodgers an early 2–0 lead, as had been the case in Game 2.

The Braves extended their lead in the top of the fifth with an RBI single by Duvall to bring Ozzie Albies in, making the score 5–2.

Huascar Ynoa had planned to open for the Braves, but he was replaced on Atlanta's roster earlier in the day due to right shoulder discomfort.

[14] A solo homer by Freddie Freeman in the top of the third, along with a Rosario triple and a Joc Pederson single to drive him in, extended the lead to 4–0.

In the bottom of the seventh inning, Dodgers third baseman Justin Turner exited with a hamstring injury after grounding into a double play.

[15] In the top of the ninth, Dansby Swanson singled, stole second, and was driven in by a Freeman ground rule double, extending Atlanta's lead to 6–2.

[17] Before the game, Justin Turner was removed from the Dodgers' playoff roster, due to a hamstring injury, and was replaced by Andy Burns.

[21] A. J. Pollock led off the bottom of the second with a solo home run; he was followed by Albert Pujols who singled, then Chris Taylor homered to put the Dodgers ahead, 3–2.

[24] Prior to the game, the Dodgers added David Price to their roster, replacing Joe Kelly due to right biceps tightness.

The Dodgers tied the game in the top of the fourth, as Cody Bellinger hit a two-out single with runners on first and second, scoring Trea Turner.

The Braves' Tyler Matzek entered to pitch, relieving Luke Jackson, and struck out Albert Pujols, Steven Souza Jr., and Mookie Betts to end the threat.

Playing in his first game against Atlanta at Truist Park on June 26, Freeman received a minute long standing-ovation before his first at-bat where he broke down and cried.

Close, who Freeman cut ties with due to how his free-agent negotiations played out, filed a lawsuit against Gottlieb in July alleging defamation.

However, before the case could come before a judge, Doug Gottlieb recanted his statement in September via Twitter, stating he "prematurely reported on the events and simply got it wrong".