ATLANTA -- So much for getting a jump-start on the road trip, as the Dodgers fell flat on their collective face Tuesday against the team with the worst record in the National League.
Tied for first place in the NL West at the start of the day, the Dodgers managed just one run on five hits against a pitcher who didn’t even know he would be on the mound until a few hours before game time. Braves right-hander Williams Perez swapped pitching days with Julio Teheran when Teheran was too ill to take the ball.
The only ones left sick when it was finished were the Dodgers, who added three errors to go along with their disappointing offense in the 8-1 defeat to the Braves.
Alex Wood, a University of Georgia product who pitched for the Braves last season, was disappointing in his return. The left-hander gave up six runs in his four innings of work, but because of the defensive miscues, only three of the runs were earned. He still gave up seven hits and walked three.
The defeat means the Dodgers have lost four of their past five road games, with five more games remaining on this trip. The Dodgers head to Colorado to face the Rockies on Friday.
Wood (1-2) had particular trouble with the Braves’ Tyler Flowers, giving up three RBI singles to the right-handed hitter over the first four innings. Flowers, who was non-tendered by the White Sox at the end of last season, matched a career high with four hits.
