Though the Braves did not score after loading the bases with one out in the first, the prolonged inning helped create an early exit for Dodgers starter Zack Greinke, who surrendered one run and three hits over six innings. Greinke threw 32 of his 97 pitches in the opening frame, but he incurred his only damage when Cameron Maybin hit a one-out homer in the third. He struck out nine.
Wood had retired nine straight batters before the Dodgers tied the game in the fourth inning with a pair of infield singles. Wood, who had missed his last start because of a stomach virus, allowed one run and seven hits over seven innings.