Braves at Dodgers series recap: The West Coast is the Best Coast for Atlanta, for once

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - MAY 09: Ozzie Albies #1 of the Atlanta Braves celebrates with teammates in the dugout after scoring a run in the second inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on May 09, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Meg Oliphant/Getty Images) | Getty Images Well, would you look at that? Following a disappointing series loss in Seattle that brought their lengthy streak without series losses to a close, there was every possibility that things could’ve taken a turn for the worse with a trip to the house of horrors that is Dodger Stadium.

While the Dodgers have seemed somewhat human in recent times, this was still a tough task for the Braves considering that the Dodgers were still among baseball’s elite. The recent history also suggested that this was going to be an extremely tough task for the Braves to bounce back in Los Angeles. Dodger Stadium has been a true snake pit for this team, as they had lost eight straight games at Dodger Stadium and hadn’t won a series there since 2023.

Plain-and-simple, this was going to be a very difficult mountain for the Braves to climb to finish off their long road trip out West. So how did things go? Let’s take a look at what ended up resulting in a happy plane ride back to Georgia.

Friday, May 8 Dodgers 3, Braves 1 The Braves certainly had their opportunities to get to Emmet Sheehan and the rest of LA’s pitching staff in this one but they were unable to capitalize on the vast majority of those opportunities. Atlanta collected nine hits and three walks in this one but they ended up leaving 10 runners on base and went 1-for-10 in situations with runners in scoring position. If you let this Dodgers team off the hook enough times, they’re going to eventually make you pay for it.