ATLANTA — The loneliest man at Truist Park on Saturday wandered from the dugout to his place in center field in the bottom of the ninth inning. He stared at his feet, at the ground, at his glove. Not until he was nearly there did it occur to him to put on his hat.
Chris Taylor’s head was bare because a minute or so earlier, he had slammed his batting helmet to the ground after bungling the Dodgers’ best chance to win Game 1 of the National League Championship Series. Instead Atlanta walked off with a 3–2 victory.