Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers Game Player Stats and Box Scores for September 13

The Los Angeles Dodgers and the Atlanta Braves started their four-game series on Friday at Truist Park. Both teams are serious playoff contenders, and this series could be a preview of what's to come in the postseason.

Spencer Schwellenback (5-7, 3.78 ERA) took the mound for the Braves, while Landon Knack (2-3, 3.00) started for the Dodgers.

The Braves got the better of Knack from the get-go. The Dodgers starter allowed an RBI double to Matt Olson, which gave the home team an early 1-0 lead.

The Braves added four more runs off Knack. Gio Urshela and Jorge Soler's two-run home runs put the Braves ahead 5-0.

In response, the Dodgers scored one run in the third inning thanks to Miguel Rojas' solo home run. They followed it up with another run in the fourth as Tommy Edman drove in the second of the game.

Both teams struggled to score thereafter. The Dodgers bullpen took command after Landon Knack was pulled out after just two innings. The final run of the game came in the eighth, as Michael Harris drove in Whit Merrifield on an RBI double against Brent Honeywell.

The Dodgers offense struggled throughout the night and Raisel Iglesias from the Braves pitched a clean ninth inning to close the game.

With a 6-2 win on Friday, the Braves improved to 80-67 while the Dodgers slid to 87-60.

Atlanta Braves vs Los Angeles Dodgers game player stats

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	Final
Dodgers	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2
Braves	1	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	-	6

Los Angeles Dodgers game player stats

Hitting:

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
S. Ohtani DH	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	.290	.373	.613	.985	-1.0
M. Betts RF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.300	.391	.509	.900	0.0
F. Freeman 1B	3	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	.280	.379	.478	.857	2.5
T. Hernandez LF	4	1	1	0	0	0	2	1	.267	.333	.488	.821	2.0
M. Muncy 3B	4	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	.226	.340	.503	.843	-1.0
T. Edman CF	3	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	.301	.322	.494	.816	2.0
W. Smith C	3	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	.248	.326	.431	.757	1.5
G. Lux 2B	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	.249	.309	.387	.695	0.0
M. Rojas SS	3	1	1	1	1	0	1	0	.290	.332	.416	.748	5.5
Total	31	2	5	2	1	1	9	5	-	-	-	-	-

Pitching:

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
L. Knack (L, 2-4)	2.0	7	5	5	2	2	2	3.70	1.09	-12.0
M. Grove	2.0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4.74	1.18	5.5
B. Graterol	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	7.71	2.14	2.5
D. Hudson	1.0	0	0	0	1	1	0	2.53	0.98	2.5
B. Honeywell	2.0	2	1	1	0	1	0	2.93	1.21	3.5
Total	8.0	10	6	6	4	6	2	-	-	-

Atlanta Braves game player stats

Hitting:

HITTERS	AB	R	H	RBI	HR	BB	SO	LOB	AVG	OBP	SLG	OPS	FPTS
M. Harris CF	5	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	.247	.286	.380	.666	3.0
J. Soler RF	3	2	2	2	1	1	0	0	.235	.334	.423	.757	10.0
E. White PR-RF	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	.286	.333	.500	.833	-0.5
M. Ozuna DH	4	0	3	0	0	0	0	1	.306	.379	.558	.937	3.0
M. Olson 1B	4	0	1	1	0	0	2	2	.237	.316	.439	.755	2.0
T. d'Arnaud C	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	2	.242	.305	.451	.756	0.0
R. Laureano LF	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	.250	.308	.409	.718	0.0
O. Arcia SS	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	0	.219	.273	.359	.633	3.0
G. Urshela 3B	4	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	.242	.280	.332	.613	7.0
W. Merrifield 2B	4	2	2	0	0	0	1	0	.221	.315	.317	.632	3.5
Total	34	6	10	6	2	4	6	12	-	-	-	-	-

Pitching:

PITCHERS	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	HR	ERA	WHIP	FPTS
S. Schwellenbach (W, 6-7)	6.0	4	2	2	1	6	1	3.73	1.10	24.0
P. Johnson (H, 12)	1.0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3.35	1.29	2.0
J. Jimenez (H, 26)	1.0	0	0	0	0	2	0	2.51	0.98	4.0
R. Iglesias	1.0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1.16	0.65	3.5
Total	9.0	5	2	2	1	9	1	-	-	-

Jorge Soler, Gio Urshela and Miguel Rojas home runs tonight

Fans at Truist Park witnessed three home runs tonight. The first of the game came off Gio Urshela's barrel. He blasted a two-run 416-foot home run to left center field.

Teammate Jorge Soler also clubbed a two-run home run to left field. Two home runs in the second inning off Landon Knack put the Braves in the driver's seat early in the game.

Dodgers slugger Miguel Rojas homered in the third inning off Spencer Schwellenback. He struck a 420 ft. home run to left field.