ARLINGTON, Texas – Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves got a little ahead of themselves.Now they’ll have to wait at least another day for the franchise’s first World Series in 20 years.
Ozuna left early on what would have been a sacrifice fly with his team leading in the third inning, and the game soon turned in Los Angeles’ favor as the Dodgers stayed alive in the NL Championship Series with a 7-3 victory in Game 5 on Friday night.The Braves still have a 3-2 series lead after a bullpen game that started well but went awry, with their top two starters lined up for the final two games.
Left-hander Max Fried pitches for the NL East champions on Saturday. A night after hitting two homers in a 10-2 win, Ozuna started off the bag at third base.