Tony Gonsolin got the victory, recording one out in relief. Every Atlanta batter got on base at least once. The Braves built their lead with a bunch of singles, pounding out 12 hits, and a dropped flyball by novice center fielder Gavin Lux.įreddie Freeman broke out of his slump,going 3 for 4 with a walk and a run scored after he struck out seven times in eight at-bats in the first two games.Īdam Duvall went 2 for 5, driving in two runs and scoring another for the Braves. They’re at home for the next two games, knowing they overcame that 3-1 deficit against the Braves in last year’s NLCS at a neutral site in Arlington, Texas. Louis in the NL wild-card game, then edged 107-win San Francisco in the NLDS.ĭespite trailing the best-of-seven series, the Dodgers have grabbed the momentum. “We got to fight for it.”īut the wild-card winner staged another improbable comeback late, just like the Dodgers have done so often this postseason. “It’s never going to just be easy and handed to us,” Bellinger said. It sure looked like they’d end that skid after leading 5-2 in the fifth.Īfter Corey Seager’s two-run shotgave them an early lead, the Dodgers’ offense stalled out from the second to eighth innings, with only five hits. Going back to the 2013 NLDS, the Braves have dropped 20 of their last 23 in LA - they’ve lost 10 straight in Los Angeles overall. The Braves haven’t won at Dodger Stadium since June 8, 2018. Staggered with back-to-back walk-off losses in Atlanta, the Dodgers returned home, where they’ve dominated the Braves in recent years and were an MLB-best 58-23 during the regular season. They ran through a combined 15 in the first two games. With the cheering, chanting crowd on its feet in the ninth, Kenley Jansen struck out the sideto earn the save, the ninth pitcher used by the Dodgers. After the Dodgers overcame a 3-1 deficit against Atlanta in the NLCS last year, his tiebreaking home run in the seventh inning won Game 7. “Crazy things are happening.”īellinger’s done this before, too. “Just you know, staying simple,” he said. You know, a tough regular season but you know, I felt good towards the end of the season, and just try to continue that feel all the way through.” “At least for me this year it’s a fresh start.
“Fresh start,” Bellinger said of the postseason.
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He helped redeem himself last week with a tiebreaking single in the ninth inning of the decisive Game 5 of the NL Division Series against the rival Giants at San Francisco. 240 on-base percentage and 94 strikeouts in 315 at-bats. The 2019 NL MVP, Bellinger batted a miserable. The Dodgers had lost all 83 previous postseason games - in both Los Angeles and Brooklyn - in which they trailed by three or more runs in the eighth inning or later.īut that’s history now. “There is going to be no residual effects after this game.” “We can do it, we’re confident,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. “One of our strong suits is not worrying about what happened yesterday, focusing on right now,” Betts said. Betts followed with the doubleoff Jesse Chavez to right-center. Good player, put a good swing on it and pretty remarkable.”Ĭhris Taylor singled, stole second and moved to third on pinch-hitter Matt Beaty’s groundout. It’s too high.’ And no, it wasn’t too high. Out of my hand, I was like, `Oh, that’s a ball. I actually threw it better than I thought I threw it. “I was trying to throw a fastball up and away. “Sad thing is I would do the same thing again,” Jackson said. “Just continue to barrel up the ball and pass the baton.”īellinger drove a shoulder-high, 95.6-mph fastball from Luke Jackson into the right-field pavilion, igniting the blue towel-waving crowd and reviving the hopes of the defending World Series champions.
“Ball’s coming in hard, some shadows you’re dealing with, so I saw it well and I just tried to barrel it up,” Bellinger said. Bellinger swung and missed two pitches down the middle for strikes, going to his knees in the dirt. Some of the 51,307 fans had already left when the Dodgers were down to their final five outs and facing the daunting prospect of a 3-0 deficit in the series. “It’s hard to remember a bigger hit, with what was at stake,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said. LOS ANGELES (AP) - Cody Bellinger keeps erasing a forgettable regular season, with his latest big swing putting the Los Angeles Dodgers right back in the NL Championship Series.īellinger hit a tying, three-run homerand Mookie Betts then lined an RBI double in the Dodgers’ eighth-inning rally, storming back to beat Atlanta 6-5 Tuesday and cutting the Braves’ lead in the series to 2-1.
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