The ball trickled through the left side of the infield at SunTrust Park, a grounder slicing between the third baseman and the shortstop, a single that would allow the Dodgers to escape this stadium with a tad more dignity. With two outs in the ninth inning of a 4-1 loss to the Braves, Chris Taylor chopped a single for his team’s first hit of the game against Atlanta starter Sean Newcomb.
The crowd groaned as Taylor reached base. The Dodgers bench roared for the first time all afternoon, after being squashed by the opposing pitcher. Newcomb threw 134 pitches and finished one strike away from the 15th no-hitter in Braves history.