#Dodgers Lose Game 2 of #NLDS

At LAT, "Dodgers come up short, again and again, in 4-3 loss to Braves":

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— MLB (@MLB) October 5, 2013

One day after almost everything went right for the Dodgers, precious little did.

They received a strong outing from Zack Greinke and Hanley Ramirez had three extra-base hits, but otherwise little fell into place Friday in their 4-3 loss in Game 2 of their National League division series with the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.

The Atlanta victory evened the best-of-five series at a game apiece. Game 3 is scheduled Sunday at Dodger Stadium.

The Dodgers could never come up with the big hit Friday, bouncing into three key double plays. And then there were the seven runners left on base and managerial decisions by Don Mattingly that largely seemed to backfire.

Greinke pitched well, but left trailing 2-1 after six innings.

The Braves wanted to turn this series into a battle of bullpens, and despite giving up a two-run homer to Ramirez in the eighth, their bullpen was the difference.

Here's an inning-by-inning recap of Game 2...

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