Los Angeles Dodgers @ Atlanta Braves

NLCS - GAME 2 • ATL leads series 2-0

106-56, 48-33 Away

Final

88-73, 42-38 Home


LAD
ATL

1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	4	4	0
0	0	0	2	0	0	0	2	1	5	10	0

W. Smith2-0

1.0 IP, 0 H, 0 ER, 2 K, 0 BB

B. Graterol0-1

0.2 IP, 1 H, 1 ER, 0 K, 0 BB

Dodgers Hitting

hitters
M. BettsRF-CF
C. SeagerSS
T. Turner2B
W. SmithC
G. LuxCF
cJ. TurnerPH
B. TreinenP
J. UriasP
dA. BarnesPH
B. GraterolP
K. JansenP
C. Taylor3B
C. Bellinger1B
A. PollockLF
M. ScherzerP
A. VesiaP
aM. BeatyPH
bA. PujolsPH
J. KellyP
S. Souza Jr.RF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
3	2	1	0	0	2	0	.143	.333	.143
4	1	1	2	1	1	1	.250	.333	.750
5	0	0	0	0	0	3	.222	.222	.222
2	1	1	0	0	3	1	.333	.556	.833
3	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.250	.400	.250
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	1	2	0	2	1	.600	.750	1.000
3	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.400	.250
4	0	0	0	0	0	2	.125	.125	.250
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
31	4	4	4	1	9	10

a-hit for Scherzer in the 6th

b-struck out swinging for Beaty in the 6th

c-hit by pitch for Lux in the 7th

d-struck out swinging for Urías in the 9th

Batting
2BTaylor (2, L. Jackson)
HRSeager (1, 1st inning off Anderson 1 on, 0 Out)
RBISeager 2 (2), Taylor 2 (3)
2Out RBITaylor 2
Team LOB10
Team RISP1-10 (Pujols 0-1, Pollock 0-2, Taylor 1-2, T. Turner 0-1, Bellinger 0-2, Lux 0-2)

Baserunning
SBTaylor (2, 2nd base off Webb/d'Arnaud); Betts 2 (2, 2nd base off Minter/d'Arnaud, 2nd base off Matzek/d'Arnaud); Lux (1, 2nd base off Anderson/d'Arnaud)

Fielding
DP1 (Seager-T. Turner-Bellinger)

Braves Hitting

hitters
E. RosarioLF
F. Freeman1B
O. Albies2B
A. Riley3B
J. PedersonRF
A. DuvallCF
L. JacksonP
C. MartinP
cE. AdrianzaPH
W. SmithP
T. d'ArnaudC
C. PachePR
D. SwansonSS
I. AndersonP
aJ. CamargoPH
J. ChavezP
A.J. MinterP
bO. ArciaPH
J. WebbP
T. MatzekP
G. HerediaCF
team

AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	K	AVG	OBP	SLG
5	1	4	1	0	0	0	.556	.556	.556
4	0	0	0	0	0	3	.000	.000	.000
4	1	1	1	0	0	1	.375	.375	.375
3	1	1	1	0	1	2	.429	.500	1.000
4	1	1	2	1	0	1	.286	.286	.714
3	0	1	0	0	0	1	.167	.167	.167
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
3	0	1	0	0	1	1	.167	.286	.167
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
4	1	1	0	0	0	0	.143	.143	.143
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
2	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000
35	5	10	5	1	2	12

a-struck out swinging for Anderson in the 3rd

b-struck out swinging for Minter in the 5th

c-struck out swinging for Martin in the 8th

Batting
2BRiley (1, Urías)
HRPederson (1, 4th inning off Scherzer 1 on, 1 Out)
RBIPederson 2 (2), Rosario (1), Albies (1), Riley (3)
2Out RBIRosario
GIDPSwanson
Team LOB6
Team RISP2-6 (Freeman 0-1, Adrianza 0-1, Pederson 0-1, Rosario 1-1, Albies 1-2)

Dodgers Pitching

pitchers
M. Scherzer
A. Vesia
J. Kelly
B. Treinen(H, 1)
J. Urias(B, 1)
B. Graterol(L, 0-1)
K. Jansen
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
4.1	4	2	2	1	7	1	79-52	4.15
0.2	1	0	0	0	2	0	17-12	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	12-8	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	1	0	0	9-5	6.75
1.0	3	2	2	0	2	0	14-12	18.00
0.2	1	1	1	0	0	0	9-7	13.50
0.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0.00
8.2	10	5	5	2	12	1	141-97

Pitching
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedScherzer 9/18; Jansen 1/1; Kelly 1/3; Treinen 3/3; Urías 6/6; Graterol 2/3; Vesia 1/3
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesScherzer-11-15-16-9; Jansen-0-0-0-1; Kelly-4-0-2-2; Treinen-0-2-1-2; Urías-1-4-3-4; Graterol-1-0-3-3; Vesia-1-5-5-1
Ground Balls-Fly BallsScherzer 1-5; Kelly 1-1; Treinen 2-0; Urías 0-1; Graterol 2-0
Game ScoresM Scherzer 53

Braves Pitching

pitchers
I. Anderson
J. Chavez
A.J. Minter
J. Webb
T. Matzek
L. Jackson
C. Martin
W. Smith(W, 2-0)
team

IP	H	R	ER	BB	K	HR	PC-ST	ERA
3.0	3	2	2	3	2	1	55-30	6.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6-5	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	2	1	0	19-9	0.00
0.2	0	0	0	1	1	0	18-9	0.00
1.0	0	2	2	2	3	0	21-16	9.00
0.1	1	0	0	1	1	0	9-6	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	0.00
1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	12-7	0.00
9.0	4	4	4	9	10	1	150-89

Pitching
IBBSmith (by Matzek).; Bellinger (by Jackson).; Smith (by Minter).
HBPJ. Turner (by Jackson)
First-pitch strikes/Batters FacedChavez 3/3; Matzek 3/5; Smith 1/3; Jackson 1/4; Martin 2/3; Minter 2/5; Webb 1/3; Anderson 8/15
Called strikes-Swinging strikes-Foul balls-In play strikesChavez-2-0-0-3; Matzek-4-5-7-0; Smith-0-3-3-1; Jackson-1-3-1-1; Martin-2-0-2-3; Minter-3-1-3-1; Webb-0-5-3-1; Anderson-6-5-9-9
Ground Balls-Fly BallsChavez 2-1; Smith 0-1; Martin 2-1; Minter 0-2; Webb 0-1; Anderson 2-5
Game ScoresI Anderson 44

Scoring Summary

		LAD	ATL
1st	Seager homered to right center (401 feet), Betts scored.	2	0
4th	Pederson homered to right (454 feet), Riley scored.	2	2
7th	Taylor doubled to center, Betts scored and Smith scored, J. Turner to third.	4	2
8th	Albies singled to right, Rosario scored.	4	3
8th	Riley doubled to deep center, Albies scored.	4	4
9th	Rosario singled to shallow center, Swanson scored.	4	5

Dodgers
2
Braves
3

Game 1

10/16

Dodgers
4
Braves
5

Game 2

10/17

Braves
5
Dodgers
6

Game 3

10/19

Braves
9
Dodgers
2

Game 4

10/20

Braves
2
Dodgers
11

Game 5

10/21

Dodgers
2
Braves
4

Game 6

10/23

Truist Park

7:38 PM, October 17, 2021Coverage: TBS

Atlanta, Georgia

Attendance: 41,873

Game Time:3:56

Umpires:
Home Plate Umpire - Jordan Baker
First Base Umpire - James Hoye
Second Base Umpire - Mark Carlson
Third Base Umpire - Lance Barksdale
Left Field Umpire - Todd Tichenor
Right Field Umpire - Tripp Gibson

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Los Angeles	93	69	.574	-	W5
San Diego	90	72	.556	3	W3
San Francisco	81	81	.500	12	W4
Arizona	80	82	.494	13	L5
Colorado	43	119	.265	50	L6

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Philadelphia	96	66	.593	-	W1
New York	83	79	.512	13	L1
Miami	79	83	.488	17	W1
Atlanta	76	86	.469	20	W1
Washington	66	96	.407	30	L1

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W. Smith2-0

B. Graterol0-1

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