ATLANTA — Pinch-hitter Ha-Seong Kim singled home Lane Thomas with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, lifting the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 win over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday night at Truist Park.
Atlanta wrapped up a series win in the three-game set between National League division leaders with the finale still ahead.
The Braves, who improved to 78-55, are atop the NL East with a 4 1/2-game lead over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies. The Dodgers (80-53) have an 8 1/2-game edge over the second-place San Diego Padres in the NL West.
Thomas doubled to right field against Tanner Scott (1-5) before the Dodgers intentionally walked Austin Riley to get to Kim, the team’s former starting shortstop who was batting .066 for the season and was in an 0-for-27 slump that dated to his 1-for-4 showing against the Toronto Blue Jays on June 3.
Scott also took the loss in Tuesday’s series opener, when the Braves scored the winning run of their 4-3 victory in the eighth inning.