Dodgers shortstop Hanley Ramirez put his team up early over the Braves when he drove home A.J. Ellis from first base on a line drive double to right field off of Alex Wood in the top of the first inning in NLDS Game 2. It was a 2-2 fastball that Minor left up. Right fielder Justin Upton retrieved the ball and fired it into the infield as fast as he could, but cut-off man Elliott Johnson dropped the ball in the exchange, allowing Ellis to score without a throw.
In the bottom half of the first, Dodgers starter Zack Greinke retired the Braves in order, needing just 10 pitches to get through Jason Heyward, Justin Upton, and Freddie Freeman.
The Braves are by no means out of this but they’re on the back foot after losing Game 1 by a 6-1 margin.