ATLANTA -- A 10-game trip out of the break that started with the arrival of Manny Machado and included a 16-inning loss with utilityman Enrique Hernandez on the mound ended on Sunday with the Dodgers one strike away from being no-hit by Sean Newcomb before losing, 4-1, to the Braves at SunTrust Park.
Chris Taylor singled a 2-2 pitch past diving third baseman Johan Camargo with two outs in the ninth inning to ruin Newcomb's bid for history. It was his 134th pitch of the game.
The Saturday night flap over batting-practice attire was rendered insignificant by a dreary getaway-day loss that might have doubled as the possible last start in a while for All-Star Ross Stripling, as he made it only four innings.