The Los Angeles Dodgers head to Truist Park to face the Atlanta Braves on August 27, 2026. First pitch is set for 7:15 p.m. ET. Two of the NL’s best starters are on the mound, and both teams are locked in a tight divisional race — this one matters.
Game Info
- Matchup: Los Angeles Dodgers vs. Atlanta Braves
- League: MLB
- Date: August 27, 2026
- First Pitch: 7:15 p.m. ET · 5:15 p.m. Mexico City · 7:15 p.m. Caracas · 7:15 p.m. Santo Domingo
- Venue: Truist Park — Atlanta, GA
Where to Watch
🇺🇸 United States
- SportsNet LA (SNLA+) — Dodgers local broadcast; available blackout-free in the MLB app for local market viewers
- BravesVision / Braves.TV — Braves local broadcast; available blackout-free in the MLB app for local market viewers
- Telemundo / UniMás / TUDN — Spanish-language national coverage; Universo carries Sunday Night Baseball en español (25 featured games in 2026)
- FOX Deportes — Regular season and Spanish-language simulcast of FOX postseason (Division Series, Championship Series, World Series)
- ESPN Deportes — ESPN retained Spanish-language rights for its 30-game linear package
- Peacock — Sunday Night Baseball en español
🇲🇽 Mexico — 5:15 p.m. CT
- Canal 5 — 55 regular-season games under the 2026–2028 broadcast deal
- NU9VE (Canal 9) — Sunday game of the week
- ESPN / Disney+ — ~6 games per week; Disney+ also simulcasts ESPN and carries 6 additional games weekly
- TUDN / FOX — FOX package covers 5 games per week (Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and two Saturdays)
🇻🇪 Venezuela — 7:15 p.m.
- Televén — Free over-the-air, mainly weekends; free streaming on its mobile app
- 1BASEBALL — 24-hour baseball channel, up to 3 games per day; available via Simple, Inter and NetUno GO
- ByM Sport — 6 days a week via Inter and Simple
- IVC — Tuesday through Sunday
- ESPN / Disney+ — Live and replay coverage
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic — 7:15 p.m.
- Teleantillas Canal 10 — Free, 7 games per week (one daily). Now in its seventh consecutive year of MLB coverage, from Opening Day through the entire World Series, including the Futures Game, Home Run Derby, All-Star Game and full postseason
- ESPN / 1BASEBALL — Via Altice
- FOX / FS1 / FS2 / FOX Deportes
- teleantillas.com.do — Free streaming
- MLB.TV
🇵🇷 Puerto Rico — 7:15 p.m.
- WAPA Deportes — Free; regular season coverage (typically Friday, Saturday and Sunday). Exclusive island broadcast of the All-Star Game and Home Run Derby
- MLB.TV
A note on MLB.TV: MLB.TV remains an out-of-market product. For 22 of 30 clubs, there is a separate local in-market subscription sold inside the MLB app (approximately $19.99/month or $99.99/season) that is blackout-free. Games exclusive to national partners — Netflix, NBC/Peacock, Apple TV, FOX, ESPN — are not part of the MLB.TV package; that is not a blackout, they simply are not included. No public blackout map exists for Latin American countries, so availability may vary.
How Both Teams Are Sitting
- Los Angeles Dodgers: 80-53 (.602)
- Atlanta Braves: 78-55 (.586)
The Dodgers lead the division race and want to keep it that way. The Braves, just two games back, can’t afford to fall further behind with the regular season winding down. Every win counts.
Starting Pitchers
- Dodgers — Yoshinobu Yamamoto (RHP): 12-7, 2.61 ERA, 0.90 WHIP, 145 strikeouts in 151.2 innings
- Braves — Chris Sale (LHP): 12-9, 2.20 ERA, 1.03 WHIP, 166 strikeouts in 135.0 innings
This is a legitimate ace-vs.-ace showdown. Sale holds a slight edge in ERA (2.20 vs. 2.61) and leads in strikeouts with 166 to Yamamoto’s 145. Yamamoto counters with superior command — his 0.90 WHIP is well ahead of Sale’s 1.03. Expect a tight, low-scoring game.
This article will be updated after the final out with the result, key plays and video highlights.
