Mookie Betts homered, Tony Gonsolin's streak of 14 scoreless innings ended, and the Dodgers were walked off by the Braves 4-3 in Atlanta.
After surprise wins in the first two games of the series, when the Dodgers prevailed with rookie pitchers on the mound, the finale seemed set up for a potential statement sweep.The Dodgers outhit the Braves 12-5. They got their starting pitcher into the sixth inning for the first time in almost two weeks. They had runners aboard in every inning.But when it mattered most, they came up empty time and time again.gave up two moon-shot home runs that spotted the Braves an early lead.
Roberts still came away from the series with the National League East leaders encouraged by the Dodgers’ performance. “I executed pitches pretty well today, top to bottom,” Gonsolin said. “Kept the pitch count low early.” A home run came one batter later, when Marcell Ozuna clobbered a hanging slider for a two-run blast — and glanced at catcherbefore rounding the bases, his bat having clipped Smith’s shoulder on the follow-through of his swing.
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