Recap: Braves avoid sweep with 4-3 victory over the Dodgers

Ninth inning

Dodgers: Right-hander Raisel Iglesias now pitching for the Braves. Chris Taylor flied to left. Mookie Betts struck out swinging. Freddie Freeman walked. Will Smith singled to center, Freeman to third. Max Muncy popped to short.

Braves: Phil Bickford pitching for the Dodgers. Austin Riley doubled to right. Travis d’Arnaud grounded to first, Riley to third. Eddie Rosario was walked intentionally. Ozzie Albies flied to deep right, scoring Riley. Ball game.

Final score: Braves 4, Dodgers 3

Eighth inning

Dodgers: Right-hander Nick Anderson now pitching for the Braves. Will Smith singled to right. Max Muncy struck out swinging. J.D. Martinez doubled to left, Smith to third. Jason Heyward grounded to short, scoring Smith, Martinez to third. Miguel Vargas doubled to left, scoring Martinez. David Peralta flied to left.

Braves: Left-hander Victor González now pitching for the Dodgers. Michael Harris II singled to left. Ronald Acuña Jr. grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. Matt Olson lined to short.

Score after eight: Dodgers 3, Braves 3

Seventh inning

Dodgers: Right-hander Jesse Chavez now pitching for the Braves. Chris Taylor singled to center. Mookie Betts grounded to short, forcing Taylor. Freddie Freeman lined to first and Betts was doubled off.

Braves: Ozzie Albies grounded to first. Marcell Ozuna struck out swinging. Orlando Arcia flied to left.

Score after seven: Braves 3, Dodgers 1

Sixth inning

Dodgers: J.D. Martinez grounded to third. Jason Heyward singled to right. Miguel Vargas lined to third. David Peralta flied to left.

Braves: Matt Olson fouled to third. Austin Riley doubled to left. Travis d’Arnaud flied to center, Riley to third. Right-hander Shelby Miller replaces Tony Gonsolin. Eddie Rosario struck out swinging.

Score after six: Braves 3, Dodgers 1

Fifth inning

Dodgers: Mookie Betts homered to left. Freddie Freeman struck out swinging. Will Smith grounded to third. Max Muncy struck out swinging.

Braves: Eddie Rosario flied to center. Ozzie Albies walked. Marcell Ozuna homered to center. Orlando Arcia walked. Michael Harris II struck out swinging. Ronald Acuña Jr. flied to right.

Score after five: Braves 3, Dodgers 1

Fourth inning

Dodgers: Miguel Vargas was hit by a pitch. David Peralta grounded into a 6-4-3 double play. Stop me if you’ve heard this before, but Chris Taylor struck out swinging.

Braves: Ronald Acuña Jr. struck out swinging. Matt Olson homered to DEEP right. 456 feet. Austin Riley grounded to short. Travis d’Arnaud flied to left.

Score after four: Braves 1, Dodgers 0

Third inning

Dodgers: Freddie Freeman grounded to second. Will Smith walked. Max Muncy popped to third. J.D. Martinez singled to right, Smith to second. Jason Heyward grounded to second.

Braves: Marcell Ozuna flied to right. Orlando Arcia flied to center. Michael Harris II grounded to second.

Score after three: Dodgers 0, Braves 0

Second inning

Dodgers: Jason Heyward grounded to short. Miguel Vargas hit a grounder into the hole at short and beat the throw for a single. David Peralta singled to left, Vargas to second. Chris Taylor struck out swinging. Mookie Betts grounded to short, forcing Peralta.

Braves: Travis d’Arnaud flied to right. Eddie Rosario struck out swinging. Ozzie Albies grounded to first.

Score after two: Dodgers 0, Braves 0

First inning

Dodgers: Mookie Betts singled to center. Freddie Freeman singled to left, Betts to second. Will Smith grounded to third, forcing Freeman. First and third, one out. Max Muncy struck out swinging. Smith took second on a wild pitch, wasn’t far enough away for Betts to score. J.D. Matinez struck out looking at a pitch that was clearly low.

Braves: Ronald Acuña Jr. grounded to short. Matt Olson struck out swinging. Austin Riley flied to deep left, David Peralta making a nice leaping catch.

Score after one: Dodgers 0, Braves 0

ATLANTA — For the second time this week, James Outman is getting a day off against a right-handed pitcher.

The move comes amid a recent slump for the left-handed hitting rookie, who is just four for 35 in his last 12 games.

During that time, opponents have started attacking Outman — who was the National League’s rookie of the month in April — with more inside pitches and elevated fastballs, an adjustment the 26-year-old former seventh round pick is still trying to work through.

“I think, for me, he’s got to remember the big part of the field,” manager Dave Roberts said. “Because he’s getting crowded, he’s trying to pull the ball too much. If he can get back to the middle part of the field, hit some line drives, some flares over there, I think things will get on track.”

The starting lineups for today’s Dodgers-Braves game:

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ATLANTA — In his major league debut Tuesday night, Bobby Miller’s triple-digit fastball came as advertised.

Over the five strong innings against the Atlanta Braves, though, it was the rest of his arsenal that shined brighter than anticipated.

In the Dodgers’ 8-1 win at Trust Park, Miller put the full evolution of his game on display, giving up just one run on four hits and a walk while striking out five.

The club’s top pitching prospect began the evening pumping 100 mph heaters over the plate, flashing the pitch that made him a first-round draft pick and top-20 prospect in the sport.

But then, he started incorporating the rest of his wicked five-pitch mix, throwing the Braves’ talented lineup — which had been hunting his fastball early on — off balance with a steady stream of sliders and curveballs, sinkers and changeups.

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