AJ Smith-Shawver was rolling right along when he realized his Atlanta Braves teammates were beginning to avoid him. They had a good reason.

The rookie righthander struck out five and walked four in eight splendid innings, throwing 60 of his 99 pitches for strikes.

AJ Smith-Shawver llevó un juego sin hits hasta la octava entrada y los Bravos de Atlanta vencieron 4-0 el lunes a los Rojos de Cincinnati. El dominicano Santiago Espinal

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Miguel Rojas homers and Hyeseong Kim reaches third in the ninth, but the Dodgers can’t overcome two home runs by Atlanta’s Austin Riley as their seven-game winning streak ends, 4-3.

Austin Riley made sure the Dodgers exited Atlanta knowing that despite their dominance in this year’s season series, they still have reason to keep an eye on the Braves, who could spend the following weeks and months reasserting themselves as legit World Series contenders.