A late swing settled a back-and-forth game as the Atlanta Braves edged the Los Angeles Dodgers. Atlanta built an early cushion, watched Los Angeles pull even, then reclaimed the lead in the eighth.
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LAD | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| ATL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Bryce Elder anchored Atlanta’s effort on the mound, working through six innings while allowing three earned runs and striking out five. The Braves’ pitching held the Dodgers scoreless after the fourth, with Raisel Iglesias closing the ninth and Dylan Dodd earning the win.
Atlanta’s first-inning push came through Mauricio Dubón, Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies. Dubón’s single brought Drake Baldwin home, Harris’ single brought Matt Olson across, and Albies’ sacrifice fly scored Dubón. Los Angeles answered with singles from Alek Thomas and Hunter Feduccia, then tied the game in the fourth when Alex Call’s single scored Tommy Edman.
The Dodgers received a solid start from Tyler Glasnow, who kept Atlanta from adding on after the early damage. Tanner Scott took the loss after Ozzie Albies’ eighth-inning single brought Matt Olson home and put Atlanta back in front.
The late swing gave the Braves another win and extended their winning streak, while the Dodgers saw their losing streak continue.
Atlanta Braves defeated Los Angeles Dodgers, 4-3.
- Matt Olson went 2-for-4 with 1 double and 2 runs scored (batting .260 on the season).
- Michael Harris went 1-for-4 with 1 RBI (batting .293 on the season).
- Kyle Tucker went 1-for-4 with 1 run scored (batting .231 on the season).
- Raisel Iglesias allowed 0 runs on 1 hit over 1.0 inning, striking out 1, and closed it out for the save (28) (2.94 ERA).
- Tanner Scott allowed 1 run on 2 hits over 1.0 inning, and took the loss (1-4) (2.36 ERA).
- Dylan Dodd allowed 0 runs on 0 hits over 0.1 innings, to earn the win (4-1) (2.20 ERA).
Atlanta Braves improved to 77-55 (2 straight wins); Los Angeles Dodgers fell to 80-52.