ARLINGTON, Texas — Ozzie Albies homered into the Braves’ bullpen in the ninth inning for the second straight night, and Mark Melancon once again grabbed the ball on the fly.
Atlanta had a five-run lead at the time. By the time the reliever went to the mound, the lead was down to two. Melancon held on once again.
Freddie Freeman also homered for the second night in a row, and the streaking Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 8-7 Tuesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the National League Championship Series.
Atlanta became just the fourth team in major-league history to begin a postseason 7-0 on a night made more remarkable by Melancon’s bullpen grab.