Dodgers Fall 3-2 to Braves in NLDS Game 2
A fifth-inning wild pitch turned the night, and Atlanta is already at peace with how it got here.
The lights were on for Game 2 of the NLDS, and the Dodgers walked off the big stage with an L.
Per ESPN, Michael Harris II tripled and came around to score the go-ahead run in the fifth inning after Dodgers reliever Kris Bubic threw a wild pitch. From there, the Braves held on to beat Los Angeles 3-2 on Sunday night.
That's the kind of moment that decides a short series — not a towering home run, not a web gem. A triple, a mistake, three runs on the board, game over. The Dodgers need to clean that up fast, because October doesn't hand out mulligans.
The bigger storyline in Atlanta
Over in the Braves' clubhouse, there's no second-guessing going on. Per ESPN, manager Walt Weiss says he doesn't regret a thing about using ace Chris Sale out of the bullpen in the previous round — even though it meant Sale couldn't start Game 2 against the Dodgers.
Ray Kerr got that start instead. Sale is now lined up for Game 3.
That's a franchise betting the house that short-term bullpen juice pays off long-term, and after Sunday night, the early returns are in their favor. The Dodgers, meanwhile, are the ones left searching for answers before this matchup turns the page to Sale himself.
No regrets in Atlanta. For the Dodgers, there'd better be some urgency.
