Ozzie Albies Sets Braves Record and Delivers Go-Ahead Hit as Atlanta Tops Dodgers 4-3

The Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night at Truist Park, snapping Los Angeles’ six-game winning streak in the opening game of a marquee three-game series with playoff-seeding stakes — the Dodgers atop the National League West, the Braves atop the National League East.

Second baseman Ozzie Albies set the Atlanta franchise record with his first-inning sacrifice fly, then delivered the go-ahead single in the eighth inning. In the first inning, his sacrifice fly was his 13th of the season, breaking the Atlanta franchise’s single-season record of 12, which had been shared by Hank Aaron and Del Crandall since 1960. Then, with two outs in the eighth inning and the score tied 3-3, Albies singled to bring home Matt Olson — who had led off the inning with a double — for what turned out to be the winning run.

Key facts

Final score: Braves 4, Dodgers 3, Tuesday night at Truist Park, snapping the Dodgers’ six-game winning streak
Record broken: Ozzie Albies’ first-inning sacrifice fly was his 13th of the season, breaking the Atlanta franchise record of 12 shared by Hank Aaron and Del Crandall since 1960
Go-ahead hit: Albies’ two-out single in the eighth inning scored Matt Olson for the winning run
Decisions: Dylan Dodd got the win, Tanner Scott took the loss, and Raisel Iglesias earned his 28th save in 31 chances
Ninth-inning scare: Shohei Ohtani led off the ninth with a triple off the left-field wall but was stranded

How the game unfolded

Atlanta jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first inning against Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow, with RBI singles from Mauricio Dubón and Michael Harris II setting up Albies’ record-breaking sacrifice fly. The Dodgers clawed back with run-scoring singles from Alek Thomas and Hunter Feduccia in the second inning, then tied the game 3-3 in the fourth inning on an RBI single from outfielder Alex Call.

Braves starter Bryce Elder worked six innings, allowing three earned runs and striking out five. The game stayed tied until the eighth, when Albies’ single off Dodgers reliever Tanner Scott put Atlanta back in front. Scott took the loss, and Dylan Dodd picked up the win. Closer Raisel Iglesias worked the ninth for his 28th save of the season in 31 chances — but not before a scare: Shohei Ohtani led off the inning with a triple off the left-field wall. The Dodgers couldn’t bring him home, and Iglesias closed out the win.

Glasnow’s long-awaited return

Tuesday’s start was Glasnow’s first appearance since May 6, after a lower-back injury had sidelined him for more than three months. He pitched five innings, struck out seven and didn’t walk a batter, though he allowed three earned runs in the Braves’ first-inning rally.

The Dodgers’ deadline pickup delivered

Alex Call, a 31-year-old outfielder the Dodgers acquired from the Washington Nationals at the July 31, 2026 trade deadline, started in left field in place of Teoscar Hernandez against Atlanta’s right-handed starter, a decision manager Dave Roberts made ahead of the game. Call went 2-for-3 with a walk on the night. Entering the series, Call had hit .247 with two home runs and five RBI over 38 games since being traded to Los Angeles.

A familiar name in a new uniform

Braves outfielder Mike Yastrzemski — the grandson of Hall of Famer Carl Yastrzemski — signed a two-year, $23 million free-agent deal with Atlanta in December 2025 after spending 2019 through 2025 with the San Francisco Giants and a brief stint with the Kansas City Royals. During Tuesday’s game, one of his at-bats drew attention when the Dodgers challenged a pitch-result call under Major League Baseball’s Automated Ball-Strike replay system, which lets teams contest certain umpire calls electronically. Yastrzemski was ultimately called out on strikes in the at-bat.

What’s next

The two teams were scheduled to play again Wednesday, August 26, at 7:15 p.m. ET at Truist Park, with Roki Sasaki and Atlanta’s AJ Smith-Shawver listed as probable starters. That game had not yet been played as of this report.