MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves

· Major League Baseball
Los Angeles Dodgers
23-11, 8-8 Away
Final
3 - 4
Atlanta Braves
15-18, 9-5 Home

Austin Riley goes deep twice as the Braves hold off the Dodgers 4-3

Austin Riley's 2 home runs pace Braves past Dodgers

Riley went deep in the first inning and again in the third. A pinch-hit homer by Miguel Rojas off Dylan Lee in the seventh cut the lead to 4-3.

Braves closer Raisel Iglesias gave up an infield hit to Andy Pages to open the ninth. Pinch-runner Hyeseong Kim stole second base and advanced to third on Will Smith's strikeout. Iglesias struck out Rojas and Austin Barnes to earn his fifth save.

The Braves had been 0-5 against the Dodgers this season after losing the first two games of the series. Atlanta avoided being swept in the season series and snapped a string of seven consecutive losses to Los Angeles that began last season.

Dodgers right-hander Dustin May (1-2) trailed 2-0 before recording an out. May walked Alex Verdugo to open the game, and Riley drilled a homer 426 feet to left field.

Riley added another shot, his eighth, off May in the third.

Atlanta right-hander Bryce Elder (2-1) struck out six in five-plus innings. He was charged with two runs and four hits.

Dodgers left fielder Michael Conforto made a diving catch on Drake Baldwin's drive in the second.

Key moment Right-hander Pierce Johnson inherited runners on first and second with no outs when he took over for Elder in the sixth. He recorded three consecutive outs, including Max Muncy's run-scoring groundout.

Key stat Conforto struck out looking in his two at-bats, leaving him in a 0-for-28 slump and his batting average at .141.

Up next Los Angeles continues its 10-game trip when it opens a three-game series at Miami on Monday night. Atlanta RHP AJ Smith-Shawver (1-2, 4.26 ERA) will face Cincinnati RHP Brady Singer (4-1, 3.24 ERA) in Monday night's opener of a four-game home series.

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Scoring Summary

9th Inning Barnes struck out swinging.
9th Inning Rojas struck out swinging.
9th Inning Smith struck out swinging, Kim to third.
9th Inning Kim stole second.
9th Inning Smith hit for E. Hernández
9th Inning Kim ran for Pages

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
0 Hit By Pitch 1
12 Ground Balls 15
12 Strikeouts 7
3 Runs Batted In 4
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
7 Hits 8
1 Stolen Bases 1
2 Walks 2
0 Catcher Interference 0
3 Runs 4
0 Ground Into Double Play 0
0 Sacrifice Flies 0
34 At Bats 31
1 Home Runs 2
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
12 Runners Left On Base 12
0 Triples 0
0 Game Winning RBIs 1
0 Intentional Walks 0
3 Doubles 0
10 Fly Balls 9
0 Caught Stealing 1
157 Pitches 134
0 Games Started 0
2 Pinch At Bats 0
1 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
13 Total Bases 14
36 Plate Appearances 34
162.0 Projected Home Runs 324.0
4 Extra Base Hits 2
3.5 Runs Created 4.5
.206 Batting Average .258
.500 Pinch Hit Average .000
.382 Slugging Percentage .452
.265 Secondary Average .258
.250 On Base Percentage .324
.632 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .775
1.2 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 1.7
3.5 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 5.0
29.0 Batter Rating 31.0
34.0 At Bats Per Home Run 15.5
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 0.50
4.36 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 3.94
.176 Isolated Power .194
0.17 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.29
.056 Walks Per Plate Appearance .059
.059 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .000
6.0 Runs Produced 8.0
1.0 Runs Ratio 1.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.5
0.3 Balls In Play Average 0.3
76.0 MLB Rating 82.3
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Truist Park

Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 39,649 | Capacity:

2025 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles 24 12 .667 - L1
San Diego 23 12 .657 0.5 L1
San Francisco 23 14 .622 1.5 W1
Arizona 19 17 .528 5 W1
Colorado 6 28 .176 17 L3

2025 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 23 14 .622 - L1
Philadelphia 20 15 .571 2 W1
Atlanta 17 18 .486 5 W3
Washington 17 21 .447 6.5 L2
Miami 14 21 .400 8 W1
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