The Atlanta Braves faced a challenging series against the Dodgers but emerged with a victory, putting them in a better position heading into a four-game set with the Cincinnati Reds. The Braves won three out of four matches, solidifying their momentum with four victories in their last five games. A standout performance came from AJ Smith-Shawver, who dominated with eight innings of one-hit ball. The Braves seized control in the third inning, scoring four runs, including a notable inside-the-park home run by Matt Olson, despite a serious injury to rookie Tyler Callihan.
AJ Smith-Shawver was nearly untouchable in this one, as he ended up making it through eight innings while only giving up one hit, much less any runs.
The third inning ended up being the big one in this game, as the Braves put four runs on the plate which brought us to our eventual final score of 4-0.
The final two runs were scored on an inside-the-park dinger from Matt Olson - though the circumstances were certainly sad and unfortunate as rookie Tyler Callihan broke his arm.
As such, we didn't see any runs put on the board until the eighth inning - that's when Santiago Espinal brought in Elly De La Cruz for the first run of the game.
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