Los Angeles DodgersvsAtlanta Braves
LAD 0/ATL 1
Things to say
The Braves beat the Dodgers 1-0 at Truist Park to take the game.
01
opener
Man, what a pitchers' duel. Braves squeaked it out 1-0 over the Dodgers. Blink and you missed the whole thing, one run was the whole ballgame.
02
key player
Braves starter got into his stuff early and just kept the heart of that Dodgers order off balance all night. When the arm's dealing like that, you don't need offense.
03
hot take
Honestly the Dodgers lineup is a paper tiger right now. Eighty wins and they can't push one across in nine? That's not a slump, that's a problem.
04
deep cut
And this is a getaway day too, so a low-scoring grind like that is exactly what you don't want before you hop a flight.
05
exit
Both these teams are neck and neck for the division, so I'm circling the next one they play. That's the one that actually matters.
The recap
This was a pitchers' duel from the jump, the kind of 1-0 grind where every baserunner feels like a rally. Atlanta's arms just wouldn't give an inch, and their guys got into their stuff early and never let the heart of the Dodgers order breathe.
The lone run was all the bullpen needed once they slammed the door in the late innings. LA loses a nail-biter to a Braves club that's now breathing right down their neck in the standings.