00:00The Dodgers in Atlanta and it's a machine right now looking to sweep a series at the season series from the Braves and yes the fourth has been with the Dodgers. They have won seven in a row and have baseball's best record. Bryce Elder on the mound. He's got an ERA just over five and a half and four career appearances against the Dodgers.
00:19There's been some encouraging signs from Bryce Elder who's on the mound his last two games six innings against the Cardinals and the Rockies but the Cardinals and the Rockies aren't the Dodgers. Nobody has that guy except Los Angeles Shohei Ohtani. So Ohtani will step in and there's a cold strike right at the top of the zone. Got a sinker over Ohtani goes down looking. Great start Bryce Elder to send Ohtani down. Betts has had a big series four for eight in this series. Bryce Elder welcome to the game. Strikeouts of Ohtani looking and Betts swinging.
00:49And one man left to solve and that'll be Freddie Freeman. 3-2 and Freeman bites the dust swinging over the top of a slider. How about that? Wonderful start for Bryce Elder striking out Ohtani, Betts, and Freeman.
01:00Dustin May, code red will go for the Dodgers. 1-1 with the 3.95 ERA. Last time out five in the third innings. Three runs, five hits, three strikeouts, and a no decision against the Marlins. He'll face the Braves for the third time in his career. 0-1 with the 5.14 ERA.
01:14And that is low ball four. He has walked the leadoff man. That's just not the way obviously to start off a ball game.
01:21Well something that May has been very good at is keeping the ball in the ballpark. Maybe the Braves can challenge that tonight. May has allowed just one homer this year.
01:30And that's been over 27 in the third innings. 1-2 and Riley charges one up. Soaring high into the heavens and disappearing into the seats.
01:39And the Braves take the lead on the two-run homer by Austin Riley.
01:44That's his seventh homer of the year. RBIs 21 and 22.
01:48Elder punches out the side. Riley delivers a bomb. It's 2-0.
01:53A leadoff single for Harris. Here's Eli White. Harris six out of seven in stolen base attempts this season.
01:59He's going on the first pitch. Throw down from Barnes. Not even close to being on time.
02:04And Michael hangs on to the back with that right arm. A steal. His seventh base hit can make it 3-0.
02:10Good wheels out there at second.
02:11Sweeper swung on and missed. He struck him out. Big break on that sweeper.
02:16One down for Drake Baldwin. Drake batting .250.
02:18Swung on. Poked to left. Pretty deep. Going back after it. Conforto.
02:22He dives and makes the catch right on the warning track.
02:25Well Harris was halfway. He was thinking he was going to get home.
02:28He has to go back to second base. But a terrific defensive play by Michael Conforto records the second out of the second inning.
02:36That saves a run. Now two down for Nick Allen. Allen has one hit in the series.
02:40Swung on and missed. He got him with a sweeper.
02:43For Atlanta in the second. No runs. One hit. One man left.
02:46That's another two-strike hit off May.
02:49He's on for the second time.
02:51Three straight innings. The leadoff man has been aboard for Atlanta.
02:54All right. Here's Riley. Riley hit a hanging sweeper right over the middle out his last time up.
02:59And Riley hits another one. Deep to center field. To the wall. Off it goes.
03:07His second home run of the game.
03:09And he's breathing fire here early on this Sunday night versus the Dodgers.
03:14Throws him another sweeper in the zone. And the reaction says it all.
03:18Fly baby fly. Austin Riley's second two-run home run of the night.
03:23It's Austin Riley four. And the Dodgers nothing.
03:27Teoscar Hernandez, who's hitting over 300. It's his first hit of the night.
03:31Teoscar Hernandez has hit in 11 of his last 12 ballgames.
03:35His manager's scouting report on Muncy.
03:37Close. You know, getting there.
03:39There's a few guys that they have been saying that about.
03:41They need him to be productive.
03:43Playoff pitch. And Muncy rips it to the right field corner.
03:46Teoscar's going to turn second head for third.
03:49Muncy's going to turn first head for second.
03:50They're going to wave home Hernandez. Teoscar to the plate.
03:53The throw is cut off by Albies.
03:55And Max Muncy drives in a run with a double.
03:58Dodgers on the board. It's four to one.
04:01And Dodgers need the runs. And for Max Muncy, he needs some base hits.
04:05Elder, five strikeouts so far in the game.
04:07Conforto struck out looking on a slider last time up in the third.
04:10Got him looking again. Wow.
04:12Michael Conforto.
04:13He is 0 for 9 in this series with seven strikeouts.
04:18And he is 0 for his last 28.
04:212-2. Lifted to left field. Line drive.
04:24Sinking. That caught by Verdugo.
04:27He had to go to the turf to make the catch.
04:29But that one was really sinking in front of him. Nice play.
04:32A calculated late jump.
04:34He actually broke in immediately and then paused in left field.
04:39Here's Ohtani.
04:40Shohei 0 for 1 with a walk.
04:41And he sends one high center.
04:44Harris is back at the track.
04:47Still drifting.
04:48And he is there right in front of the wall.
04:52It looks like he may have lost it for a second in the sky.
04:56Either way, Elder is through five having given up just one
04:59and gotten Ohtani twice.
05:02Feels like a very big inning in this game.
05:04Down three.
05:05Betts, Freeman, and Teoscar Hernandez.
05:07And Mookie takes a walk.
05:09And the Dodgers have the leadoff man aboard in the sixth.
05:11And Freddie Freeman coming up.
05:13Freddie's average right now at 3.29.
05:15And Freddie hits a base hit to center.
05:18Mookie's going to turn second.
05:19He'll go to third.
05:21And the Dodgers have runners at the corners and nobody out.
05:24And that Dodger 2-3 combo both aboard.
05:28Snedeker comes out.
05:29Elder takes him into the sixth.
05:30But he's leaving with 2-1.
05:32First man out of the pen for Brian Snedeker is Pierce Johnson.
05:35Righty at 6-2, 2-0-2.
05:36And it will not be easy.
05:37Teoscar Hernandez is amongst the best in baseball when it comes to runners in scoring position.
05:43Now that one off the end of the bat into shallow left field.
05:46Allen is out there.
05:48That is a big out of Teoscar Hernandez.
05:51Here's Johnson.
05:51Did a good job of keeping that off the barrel.
05:53Max Muncy has driven in a run with a double tonight.
05:56If that one gets away, Freddie will take the base and head down to second.
06:01Freeman in scoring position along with Betts.
06:05He swings and hits a one-hopper to Albies.
06:07It's going to get Mookie Betts in the score.
06:10And it's now 4-2.
06:11Albies throws on to first base to get Muncy.
06:14So Muncy grounds out but drives in his second run of the game.
06:17And the Dodgers now have cut it in half, 4-2, with Freeman advancing to third on the play.
06:22Let's see if the pupil of Teoscar can do what Hernandez has done.
06:25That's Andy Paz and drive in a run from third.
06:27Johnson trying to help his buddy Elder out.
06:30Get out of this inning on a 2-2.
06:32He will do it.
06:33Nasty curveball.
06:35The inherited two.
06:37Only one came in.
06:38And that gets a hand from Bryce Elder.
06:40It looks like Dylan Lee has got to come in to get the lefty Conforto.
06:44Even though Conforto was struck out twice.
06:47It's lefty against righty.
06:48So Conforto pinch hit for Miguel Rojas.
06:51The pinch hitter.
06:52His ball hit pretty well.
06:54That sends Rudugo back.
06:55Still going back.
06:56And it is over the wall.
06:58The move backfires on the Braves.
07:01Miguel Rojas, first home run of the year.
07:05Miguel Rojas coming in from the bench for Michael Conforto.
07:09And it's a move that the Braves anticipated happening,
07:13especially the way Conforto has been swinging the bat.
07:17With two down, here comes Ohtani.
07:18That is hard hit as well.
07:21Shohei Ohtani, it's going gapping.
07:23He's going to second.
07:24It's cut off by Harris.
07:26Double for Shohei.
07:28He delivers with two outs and two strikes.
07:31Nace Bell-Hernandez is now on.
07:33It's a brand new ball game.
07:34Fence is coming up.
07:35Ohtani is going to be at second.
07:37Mookie on the ground.
07:39A short hop fielded by Allen.
07:41He charged it.
07:42And he's able to take care of Mookie Betts.
07:46Nace Bell-Hernandez retires Mookie.
07:49We go bottom seven.
07:51Left-on-left matchup.
07:52Olsen is 0 for 3.
07:54Swung on.
07:54Ground ball.
07:55First base side.
07:55It's off the glove of Freeman.
07:57Diving stop.
07:58Rojas throws to first.
07:59Bonda stretching.
08:00Got him!
08:00Oh, what a play!
08:02Oh, what a play!
08:04First a dive by Freeman off his glove.
08:06It deflected and changed direction.
08:08Rojas there.
08:10Bonda continued to first.
08:11As the Dodgers end up with a tremendous defensive play to end the inning.
08:17Freddie Freeman steps in.
08:18Freeman in the hole.
08:20How about that second baseman?
08:22Ozzie, a bouncer over to Olsen.
08:25That's a hot spot right now.
08:27Not only is this a huge out to be able to get the leadoff hitter in the inning out,
08:32but if you're managing, you're just counting.
08:36You don't want Ohtani up.
08:37Muncie has two RBIs tonight.
08:41And there's a diving catch.
08:43Eli White picks up for the early miscue.
08:46And down they go in order in the eighth.
08:48Eli White keeps the bottom of the eighth alive for Atlanta.
08:52Runner goes, throw to first instead.
08:53Freeman throws down to second base.
08:55Mookie applies the tag.
08:57And the Braves run themselves out of the inning.
08:59And now the Dodgers are down to their final three outs.
09:03Down by a run.
09:04We go to the top of the ninth inning.
09:05So here we go.
09:06Rasiel Iglesias.
09:08And the Dodgers with nobody out of the tying run on.
09:12Heson Kim is going to come and run for him.
09:14He is on first base.
09:15A threat to go for sure.
09:17As Will Smith, the pinch hitter, steps in.
09:20The first Major League stolen base for Heson Kim.
09:23And now he's in scoring position.
09:26Did he go?
09:27Yes, he did.
09:28The ball was dropped.
09:29They're going to go down.
09:30Kim going to third.
09:31Throw is not in time.
09:34How about the kid?
09:36The Comet read that throw and took off for third.
09:40Now the tying run is 90 feet away.
09:42Miguel Rojas, the bat.
09:44Swing and he missed a huge strikeout.
09:47Iglesias on a changeup in.
09:49And the Dodgers down to their last out.
09:53Barnes doubled in the third.
09:54One for three.
09:56Cuts it loose.
09:57Got it.
09:57Swinging.
09:58Strike.
09:59Craig.
10:01Brains beat the Dodgers in a thriller.
10:04Here in the final game of this series, they snap a three-game losing streak.
10:08And in the process, in the Dodgers' seven-game winning streak.
10:11Great job by Iglesias as the tying run was left stranded at third.
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