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Los Angeles • The big-name bats for the Los Angeles Dodgers did more than enough to overcome some tentative rookie pitching.
Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer, Juan Uribe added a two-run shot and Los Angeles routed the Atlanta Braves 13-6 on Sunday night for a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five NL division series.
Hanley Ramirez and Yasiel Puig each had three hits and scored three times on a big night at the plate for the Dodgers, who matched a franchise record for runs in a postseason game. Brooklyn beat the New York Yankees 13-8 in Game 2 of the 1956 World Series.
"It was a total team effort," Crawford said. "Guys were swinging the bat well. That's what it's going to take: 25 guys to do the job and come together and play well."
Los Angeles can advance to the NL championship series with a victory at home in Game 4 on Monday night. Ricky Nolasco pitches for manager Don Mattingly's Dodgers against veteran Freddy Garcia.
Crawford made the play of the game when he tumbled head over heels and onto his head to catch an eighth-inning foul ball at the low retaining wall in left field. The speedy leadoff man also scored three times, including once in the eighth when the Dodgers made it 13-4.
Chris Capuano won in relief of ineffective rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu in a game that took 4 hours, 1 minute. The 13 runs allowed by the Braves equaled the most in club history for a postseason game.
"I don't think the emotions or the crowd or anything had anything to do with it. I think we just had some mistakes," Atlanta manager Fredi Gonzalez said.
Los Angeles rallied in the third to regain the lead for good after Atlanta tied it in the top of the inning. After that, the Braves didn't manage much besides Jason Heyward's two-run homer in the ninth.
By then, it was way too late.
Atlanta starter Julio Teheran and Ryu both made inauspicious postseason debuts in the first matchup of rookie pitchers in the playoffs since 2007. Neither stayed around long.
In addition to being shaky on the mound, Ryu made two major mistakes in the field before giving way to Capuano, who spent most of the season in the rotation before moving to the bullpen.
With the Dodgers owning a six-run lead in their first home playoff game since 2009, fans waved their blue souvenir towels with one hand and made chopping motions with the other in mocking Atlanta's trademark tomahawk chop.
Teheran took the loss, giving up six runs and eight hits in 22⁄3 innings. The 22-year-old right-hander struck out five, walked one and threw a wild pitch.
"I think he just left some balls out over the plate, you know, and made some mistakes," Gonzalez said. "And with this club, if you do that, you're going to look down at a gas tank with a lighted match."
Ryu allowed four runs and six hits in three innings, becoming the first South Korean-born pitcher to start a postseason game in the major leagues.
Despite his rookie status, the left-hander brought a wealth of experience from his native country in becoming the first player to go from the Korean Baseball Organization to the majors. Dodgers 13,Braves 6
Atlanta AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
Heyward cf 5 1 1 2 0 1 .231
J.Upton rf 4 2 2 0 1 1 .182
F.Freeman 1b 4 1 2 0 1 1 .333
Gattis lf 5 1 3 1 0 2 .500
McCann c 4 0 0 1 1 1 .000
C.Johnson 3b 4 0 1 2 0 1 .333
Simmons ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 .250
El.Johnson 2b 3 0 0 0 1 0 .000
Teheran p 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
A.Wood p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
b-B.Upton ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Ayala p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Walden p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Avilan p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Hale p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
d-Re.Johnson ph
1 1 1 0 0 0 .500
Totals 35 6 10 6 5 9
Los Angeles AB R H BI BB SO Avg.
C.Crawford lf 5 3 2 3 0 1 .286
M.Ellis 2b 4 1 0 0 1 3 .182
H.Ramirez ss 4 3 3 2 1 0 .538
P.Rodriguez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Jansen p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Ad.Gnzalez 1b 5 0 2 2 0 2 .357
Puig rf 5 3 3 2 0 0 .462
Uribe 3b 5 2 2 2 0 2 .333
Schumaker cf 4 0 1 1 0 1 .200
A.Ellis c 2 1 1 0 1 0 .500
Ryu p 0 0 0 1 0 0 —-
a-M.Young ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .500
Capuano p 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Howell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Belisario p 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
c-Ethier ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000
Punto ss 0 0 0 0 0 0 —-
Totals 37 13 14 13 3 11
Atlanta 202 000 002 — 6 10 2
Los Angeles 042 400 03x — 13 14 0
a-struck out for Ryu in the 3rd. b-struck out for A.Wood in the 6th. c-struck out for Belisario in the 8th. d-singled for Hale in the 9th. E—El.Johnson (1), A.Wood (1).
LOB—Atlanta 8, Los Angeles 5. 2B—J.Upton (1), H.Ramirez (4). 3B—H.Ramirez (1). HR—Heyward (1), off P.Rodriguez C.Crawford (1), off Teheran Uribe (1), off A.Wood. RBIs—Heyward 2 (4), Gattis (1), McCann (1), C.Johnson 2 (4), C.Crawford 3 (3), H.Ramirez 2 (6), Ad.Gonzalez 2 (4), Puig 2 (2), Uribe 2 (2), Schumaker (2), Ryu (1). S—A.Wood. SF—Ryu. Runners left in scoring position—Atlanta 4 (Simmons 2, J.Upton, McCann) Los Angeles 4 (Ad.Gonzalez, M.Young 2, Uribe). RISP—Atlanta 3 for 11 Los Angeles 7 for 15. GIDP—Simmons, El.Johnson, Ad.Gonzalez. DP—Atlanta 1 (El.Johnson, Simmons, F.Freeman) Los Angeles 2 (Uribe, M.Ellis, Ad.Gonzalez), (H.Ramirez, M.Ellis, Ad.Gonzalez).
Atlanta IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Theran L, 0-1 22⁄3 8 6 6 1 5 20.25
A.Wood 21⁄3 3 4 0 0 3 0.00
Ayala 1 0 0 0 1 1 0.00
Walden 12⁄3 1 3 3 1 2 13.50
Avilan 0 2 0 0 0 0 0.00
Hale 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 0 0.00
Los Angeles IP H R ER BB SO ERA
Ryu 3 6 4 4 1 1 12.00
Capuano W, 1-0
3 0 0 0 3 3 0.00
Howell 11⁄3 1 0 0 0 2 0.00
Belisario 2⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
P.Rodriguez 2⁄3 3 2 2 1 1 27.00
Jansen 1⁄3 0 0 0 0 1 0.00
Avilan pitched to 2 batters in the 8th.
Inherited runners-scored—A.Wood 2-0, Avilan 2-2, Hale 2-0, Jansen 2-0. HBP—by Walden (A.Ellis). WP—Teheran, A.Wood.
Umpires—Home, John Hirschbeck First, Bill Miller Second, Tim Welke Third, Laz Diaz Right, Marvin Hudson Left, Hunter Wendelstedt.
T—4:01. A—54,646 (56,000).