The Braves hold the Dodgers with a Grand Slam and an escape to the 9th inning

ATLANTA – Raiser Arodys Vizcaino fainted in the ninth inning, Ronald Acuna Jr. hit a grand slam, and the Atlanta Braves held off 6-5 on Sunday night, reducing their division deficit. the National League two games to one.

Acuna, a 20-year-old rookie, had a grand slam in the second run, helping the Braves to a quick 5-0 lead. Atlanta let slip the advantage, but Freddie Freeman scored a decisive point in the sixth.

Then, in the ninth, the Dodgers got runners on the first and second without any results. Vizcaino came back from a 3-0 account to eliminate Max Muncy, then grabbed Manny Machado on a wild pitch that propelled the runners to second and third place.

While the crowd of SunTrust Park was standing up, singing and chopping, Vizcaino fanned Brian Swing to finish it.

The fourth game will take place Monday afternoon in Atlanta.

Blocked in the first two games at Dodger Stadium, N.L. The champion of East Braves bounced back.

"My heart is still beating," said Freeman, shortly after the last outing. "That's how we have been all year."

He added, "I like our chances. We have a uniform, so we know we have a chance. "

At age 20, Acuna became the youngest player to hit a playoff grand slam – Mickey Mantle was 21 when he did it for the New York Yankees at the 1953 World Series. Acuna's # 39 is connected right after Dodgers rookie Walker Buehler drove Braves starter Sean Newcomb to four fields.

Freeman has secured the first pitch of his former teammate Alex Wood to allow Atlanta to come back in the lead.

Chris Taylor scored a two-run homer and Muncy added a tie in fifth place to lead the return to Los Angeles.

Tagged early, Buehler regained control when the Dodgers began their rally. Newcomb was eliminated after making two walks in the third and Justin Turner hit a Kevin Gausman single. Taylor also scored when Acuna tipped the ball into the left field for an error.

Taylor connected Gausman, and Muncy added a fifth draw to Max Fried in the fifth.

The Dodgers threatened in the sixth. Matt Kemp started the heat with a double, but did not qualify for a draw on Charlie Culberson's goal.

Los Angeles has been denied his second straight match N.L.D.S. swept after winning three straight on Arizona in 2017.