After five innings Wednesday, the Braves looked poised to become the first team in major league history to win their next five games after starting at season with an 0-9 or worse record.
But then came a pitching change in the sixth inning, a two-run, game-tying homer off no-longer-effective reliever Eric O’Flaherty, then a two-run 10th inning by the Dodgers which turned on a would-be diving catch by rookie Mallex Smith that instead bounced out of his glove and went for an RBI double.
The Dodgers scored two runs in the 10th for a 5-3 win at Turner Field that snapped the Braves’ four-game winning streak and evened the series at a game apiece with Los Angeles ace Clayton Kershaw awaiting in Thursday’s noon finale.