MLB

Los Angeles Dodgers at Atlanta Braves

· Major League Baseball
Los Angeles Dodgers
89-61, 41-34 Away
Final
9 - 0
Atlanta Braves
81-69, 42-33 Home

Freeman's 3-run homer helps Dodgers to 9-0 win, dropping Braves out of playoff position

Shohei Ohtani was 0 for 4 with a walk and a pair of run-scoring grounders that increased his RBI total to 108. He did not hit a home run or steal a base during the series, remaining at 47 home runs and 48 steals as he tries to become the first 50-50 player.

Yoshinobu Yamamoto allowed four hits and two walks in four innings, throwing 72 pitches in his second start since returning from a right arm injury — up from 59 on Sept. 10.

“We've tried to take our time with him and make sure he is at full health and built him up the right way,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. “It is a shot in the arm and he knows how valuable he is to our club. These last two starts, I feel like we have a good foundation and we are almost to the point where we can just let him go.”

The Dodgers extended their scoreless streak to 15 innings and pitched their 13th shutout.

NL West-leading Los Angeles (89-61) maintained a 3 1/2-game lead over second place San Diego. The Dodgers scored nine runs on just four hits for the second time since 1906: The other was on June 4, 2021, also at Atlanta.

After losing the first two games of the series by a combined 16-3, the Dodgers outscored the Braves 18-2 over the last two.

“When you start off a series like this at the end of the year and you want to play well and drop the first two, to come back and respond, I thought that was big by the team,” Freeman said. “I’ve played a long time and that was probably one of the weirdest offensive games I’ve been a part of.”

Atlanta (81-69) dropped one game behind the New York Mets (82-68) for the NL's third wild card spot. The Braves were 0 for 12 with runners in scoring position, including 0 for 10 against Yamamoto.

Los Angeles took advantage of seven walks, a hit batter and a wild pitch. Miguel Rojas was 1 for 1 with two walks, a steal and three runs scored.

“He really exemplifies what I expect in a ballplayer,” Roberts said. “Tonight, he won a ballgame for us.”

Max Fried (9-10) gave up three runs and two hits in six innings

Fried threw a run-scoring wild pitch in the first after Rojas walked, advanced on a grounder and stole third. Rojas' run-scoring single and Ohtani's RBI grounder boosted the lead to 3-0 in the fifth.

Freeman capped a six-run seventh with his 22nd homer after Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Teoscar Hernández drove in runs.

TRAINER’S ROOM

Dodgers: C Austin Barnes was placed on the 10-day IL with a left big toe fracture. C Hunter Feduccia was recalled from Triple-A Oklahoma City. ... RHP Joe Kelly (right shoulder inflammation) rejoined the team in Atlanta and could be activated while the team is in Miami this week.

Braves: 2B Ozzie Albies (wrist) is scheduled to play second base for Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday and Wednesday. If that goes well, he could rejoin the Braves in Miami on Friday.

UP NEXT

Dodgers: RHP Bobby Miller (2-4, 8.17) will open a three-game series in Miami on Tuesday night against Marlins RHP Darren McCaughan (0-0, 7.06), starting a stretch of six games against last-place teams.

Braves: Rookie RHP Grant Holmes (2-1, 3.49) faces Reds LHP Brandon Williamson (0-0, 2.08) to start a three-game series at Cincinnati on Tuesday night.

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Matchup Prediction

Braves: 51.8%
Dodgers: 48.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Scoring Summary

9th Inning Arcia grounded out to shortstop.
9th Inning Murphy grounded out to pitcher, Olson to third.
9th Inning Laureano grounded out to first, Olson to second.
9th Inning Olson walked.
9th Inning Pages in right field.
9th Inning Pages grounded out to shortstop.

Statistics

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1 Games Played 1
1 Team Games Played 1
1 Hit By Pitch 0
11 Ground Balls 12
9 Strikeouts 5
8 Runs Batted In 0
0 Sacrifice Hit 0
4 Hits 4
1 Stolen Bases 1
7 Walks 4
0 Catcher Interference 0
9 Runs 0
1 Ground Into Double Play 0
1 Sacrifice Flies 0
30 At Bats 30
1 Home Runs 0
0 Grand Slam Home Runs 0
11 Runners Left On Base 18
0 Triples 1
0 Game Winning RBIs 0
0 Intentional Walks 0
1 Doubles 2
11 Fly Balls 13
0 Caught Stealing 0
162 Pitches 140
0 Games Started 0
1 Pinch At Bats 2
0 Pinch Hits 0
0.0 Player Rating 0.0
1 Is Qualified 1
1 Is Qualified In Steals 1
8 Total Bases 8
39 Plate Appearances 34
162.0 Projected Home Runs 0.0
2 Extra Base Hits 3
3.0 Runs Created 2.1
.133 Batting Average .133
.000 Pinch Hit Average .000
.267 Slugging Percentage .267
.400 Secondary Average .300
.308 On Base Percentage .235
.574 OBP Pct + SLG Pct .502
1.0 Ground To Fly Ball Ratio 0.9
2.9 Runs Created Per 27 Outs 2.1
44.0 Batter Rating 11.5
30.0 At Bats Per Home Run 0.0
1.00 Stolen Base Percentage 1.00
4.15 Pitches Per Plate Appearance 4.12
.133 Isolated Power .133
0.78 Walk To Strikeout Ratio 0.80
.179 Walks Per Plate Appearance .118
.267 Secondary Average Minus Batting Average .167
17.0 Runs Produced 0.0
0.9 Runs Ratio 0.0
0.4 Patience Ratio 0.4
0.2 Balls In Play Average 0.2
81.8 MLB Rating 64.5
0.0 Offensive Wins Above Replacement 0.0
0.0 Wins Above Replacement 0.0

Game Information

Truist Park

Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 37,109 | Capacity:

2024 National League West Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Los Angeles 98 64 .605 - W5
San Diego 93 69 .574 5 L1
Arizona 89 73 .549 9 W1
San Francisco 80 82 .494 18 L1
Colorado 61 101 .377 37 L3

2024 National League East Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Philadelphia 95 67 .586 - W1
Atlanta 89 73 .549 6 W1
New York 89 73 .549 6 L1
Washington 71 91 .438 24 L1
Miami 62 100 .383 33 W4
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