Disappointed to have suffered a second consecutive loss in the National League Championship Series but encouraged by a rally in the ninth inning, the Los Angeles Dodgers rode that momentum into a historic start in Game 3.
After a challenge on an out call at first base, the floodgates opened on Atlanta Braves rookie starter Kyle Wright. His second pitch of the game was driven by Corey Seager into the left-center field gap for an RBI double.
Wright then retired the next two batters, only for Will Smith to drop an RBI single into center field. Cody Bellinger’s walk set the table for Joc Pederson, who went to the opposite field for a three-run homer in his first start this postseason.