ATLANTA — — Mookie Betts had a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in a seven-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Sunday night time.
The loss dropped the Braves right into a tie with the Mets for the third wild-card spot in the National League with 13 video games to play.
The Dodgers maintain a two-game lead on the Brewers in their pursuit of the National League’s No. 2 seed and first-round bye in the playoffs. They lead the Padres by 4 video games in the N.L. West.
“I don’t want to say it was the biggest win of the year, but it felt big considering what we’ve been going through,” mentioned Dodgers supervisor Dave Roberts, whose crew had misplaced six of 9 coming into Sunday.
Shohei Ohtani was 2 for 4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored, however he didn't homer or steal a base in his pursuit of MLB's first 50-50 season. He has 47 house runs and 48 stolen bases.
Teoscar Hernández, Tommy Edman and Max Muncy hit consecutive house runs in the course of the ninth-inning outburst, which began in opposition to Braves nearer Raisel Iglesias (5-2). He had not allowed an earned run in 35 1/3 innings coming into the sport, however was charged with the primary 5 runs of the inning — which all got here with two outs.
The Braves determined to deliberately stroll Ohtani with two outs in the ninth and a runner on third with the rating 2-2, leaving the sport in Betts' palms.
“I wouldn’t pitch to him, either,” Betts mentioned. “Fortunately, i was able to come through.”
Roberts mentioned there are in all probability two gamers he would stroll in order to face Betts.
“One plays in New York,” he mentioned, referring to Aaron Judge. “And the other is in our clubhouse.”
Freddie Freeman adopted Betts' go-ahead hit with a two-run single earlier than the house runs.
Dodgers reliever Michael Kopech (6-8) earned the win after escaping a two-on, no-out jam in the eighth inning by getting Travis d'Arnaud to fly out and putting out Orlando Arcia and Jarred Kelenic.
Braves starter Charlie Morton went six innings, surrendering one run on three hits and two walks. He struck out six.
Matt Olson and d'Arnaud picked up the RBI for the Braves in the third inning.
Dodgers starter Walker Buehler lasted six innings regardless of having 70 pitches after three. He gave up two runs, one earned on three hits and 5 walks. He had 5 strikeouts.
“The third time through (the lineup) in the last three innings, I got a couple first-pitch outs and early outs and some three-pitch punchouts,” Buehler mentioned. “I kind of got rolling and felt good about it.”
Ohtani tied the rating 2-2 in the seventh with a two-out RBI double to proper subject. Betts flew out to middle subject to finish the menace.
Ohtani additionally doubled house a run for the Dodgers in the fifth inning to chop the Braves' result in 2-1. With two outs, he lined a pitch to proper subject that scored Muncy. It was Ohtani's first hit in eight at-bats in the collection.
TRAINER’S ROOM
Dodgers: Catcher Austin Barnes left the sport in the fourth inning with a left large toe contusion. Will Smith changed him. Roberts mentioned Barnes will doubtless go on the injured checklist and Hunter Feduccia can be recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City.
UP NEXT
The Braves and Dodgers will wrap up their four-game collection in Atlanta with Los Angeles RHP Yoshinobu Yamamoto (6-2, 2.88) dealing with Atlanta LHP Max Fried (9-9, 3.46).
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