Overview
- Spencer Strider, who started the season on the injured list, limited Los Angeles to one hit over six scoreless innings with eight strikeouts Saturday in a 7-2 Atlanta win.
- His four-seam fastball averaged 96.4 mph with about 17 inches of late rise, metrics that point to sharper stuff after his 2024 elbow brace surgery.
- Dodgers left-hander Blake Snell returned early from a rehab stint after Tyler Glasnow went on the injured list and allowed four earned runs in three innings on 77 pitches.
- The Dodgers managed little offense until the ninth, when rookie Andy Pages hit a two-run homer to avoid a shutout.
- The victory ended the Braves’ eight-game slide at Dodger Stadium on a day players and teams honored late Hall of Fame manager Bobby Cox.