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Dodgers reach third straight NLCS after eliminating Braves

Los Angeles won Game 4 by 4–1 to take the best-of-five series 3–1, with Andy Pages driving in the go-ahead runs in the seventh.

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The Los Angeles Dodgers have advanced to the National League Championship Series for a third consecutive season, beating the Atlanta Braves 4–1 in Game 4 to close out their best-of-five division series 3–1.

Andy Pages put Los Angeles ahead in the seventh inning with a bases-loaded single that scored two runs. The Dodgers had won consecutive games in Atlanta to clinch the series.

Max Muncy added a solo home run in the ninth. It was his 19th postseason home run with the Dodgers, extending the franchise record.

The Dodgers will face either Milwaukee or San Diego in Game 1 of the NLCS on Sunday. Los Angeles is seeking to become the first National League team to win three consecutive World Series titles.

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