Dodgers stage late comeback and beat Braves behind Chris Taylor's big day

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Chris Taylor was certain his line drive was hooking foul.

A deflection by Atlanta third baseman Austin Riley changed the path of the ball — and the outcome of a dramatic showdown between the last two World Series champions.

Taylor had three hits, including the go-ahead double in the 11th inning, lifting the Los Angeles Dodgers to a 5-3 win over the Braves on Sunday night.

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Los Angeles Dodgers' Chris Taylor hits an RBI double, scoring his team's first run during the eleventh inning of a baseball game against the Atlanta Braves on Sunday, June 26, 2022, in Atlanta. The Dodgers won 5-3.  (AP Photo/Bob Andres)

Taylor’s double off Darren O’Day (1-2) glanced off Riley's glove as Cody Bellinger scored from third base.

"When I hit it, I knew it was going to hook foul," Taylor said. "I'm just glad he didn't catch it. Then I realized he kind of hit it into fair territory."

Trea Turner padded the lead with a run-scoring single to center field.

The Dodgers, who scored two runs in the ninth to force extra innings, won two of three games in the weekend series that featured Freddie Freeman's emotional return to Atlanta.

Freeman’ capped the series on a high note, with his double down the right-field line to lead off the 10th giving the Dodgers a 3-2 lead. With Turner opening the 10th on second base, Freeman’s double off Will Smith drove in the go-ahead run. It was the second hit of the game for Freeman, who also had two strikeouts.

"I'm emotionally drained," Freeman said.

Los Angeles Dodgers' Freddie Freeman reacts to a standing ovation as he takes his first at-bat during the first inning of a baseball