LOS ANGELES — (AP) — Luke Jackson threw the pitch he wanted in the exact location he wanted it, and Cody Bellinger still hammered that above-the-letters fastball deep into the frenzied right field stands at Dodger Stadium for a tying three-run homer in Game 3 of the NL Championship Series.
“Sad thing is, I would do the same thing again,” the dismayed Atlanta reliever said.
The Braves realize even the best-laid plans and the best-located pitches can go wrong in the postseason, particularly when you're facing the Los Angeles Dodgers.
They're determined not to allow the shock of the Dodgers' stunning, come-from-behind 6-5 victory Tuesday night to interrupt their quest to knock off the defending World Series champions.