LOS ANGELES — A day after the Los Angeles Dodgers let their pitching do the talking, their bats exploded in a 12-6 win over the Atlanta Braves on Sunday at Dodger Stadium. The Dodgers completed the sweep of Atlanta and earned their second straight home sweep.
Rookie shortstop Corey Seager went 3-for-5 with his two home runs to bring his total for the series to five. Seager hit more homers this weekend than any player on the Braves roster — except Freddie Freeman (nine) — have all season. Seager now has 13 home runs on the season and trails only Colorado’s Trevor Story (15) for the rookie lead.
Seager has hit 12 home runs since May 11, the most in the league. It was his third multi-homer game of his career and second in the series.
Scott Kazmir (5-3) earned the win, limiting the Braves to three earned runs on seven hits, walking one and striking out five.
Matt Wisler (2-6) took a third straight loss, giving up a season-high eight earned runs on nine hits, walking three and striking out five in four innings of work.
The Dodgers scored runs in the first five innings and again in the seventh, with each player in the starting lineup hitting safely.
Seager took the first pitch of the inning from Wisler — a curveball — over the fence in the fourth inning. He hit a two-run shot off of Alexi Ogando in the seventh inning, giving the Dodgers a 12-3 lead. Seager was also responsible for the run in the fifth inning, singling home Kazmir with two outs.
The Braves took a 2-0 lead in the first inning but the Dodgers came back to tie in the bottom of the frame. Enrique Hernandez led off the second inning with a solo home run, his fourth of the season, to break the tie and the Dodgers then plated four runs in the third inning to go up 7-2.
Jeff Francouer doubled to lead off the sixth inning and was then driven in by Nick Markakis. But J.P. Howell came on in relief of Kazmir and got three quick outs.
Atlanta rallied for two more runs, both off of Chris Hatcher, in the eighth inning. Brandon Snyder hit a solo home run in the ninth inning, his first of the season.
NOTES: Los Angeles OF Carl Crawford was designated for assignment on Sunday. Crawford had been struggling at the plate, hitting only .185 in 30 games this season. He is expected to clear waivers and can then sign with another team. The Dodgers owe the remaining $35 million on the seven-year, $142 million contract Crawford signed with the Boston Red Sox prior to the 2011 season. … The Dodgers recalled C/INF Austin Barnes from Triple-A Oklahoma City on Sunday. Barnes has hit .306 with a .413 on-base percentage, eight doubles, a triple and 11 RBI in 37 games. This is Barnes’ second stint on the major league roster this season. … OF Trayce Thompson moved to third in the Dodgers’ order with Justin Turner getting a day off. Howie Kendrick took Turner’s spot at third base and Enrique Hernandez started in left field. … RHP Brandon McCarthy (Tommy John surgery) is scheduled to throw a throw a three-inning, 60-pitch simulated game on Monday. … The Braves have scored more than five runs only once in the past five games. … Braves CF Ender Inciarte was given a day off on Sunday after struggling at the plate in the first two games of the series. Enciarte returned from the disabled list on May 7 but he has yet to return to form, and is batting only .205 this season.