The Atlanta Braves were first to score but Clayton Kershaw helped his cause at the plate in a three-run fourth inning that propelled the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 4-1 victory, their second in a row and ensuring at least a series split at SunTrust Park.
Before Kershaw and the offense put up a crooked number on Braves starter Mike Foltynewicz, Alex Verdugo got the Dodgers on the board with a game-tying solo home run in the third inning. The homer was Verdugo’s second of his young career.
Yasmani Grandal then broke the tie in the fourth by leading off with a solo home run of his own.