Braves 4, Dodgers 3
ATLANTA -- The Los Angeles Dodgers had won three straight regular-season series against Atlanta since beating the Braves in the 2013 National League Division Series.
Now the streak is over.
First baseman Chris Johnson had three hits and starter Alex Wood overcame two early Dodgers homers as the Braves won 4-3 on Tuesday night to take the first two games of the three-game set.
Wood (7-6) allowed six hits and the three runs over 6 2/3 innings to win for just the second time at Turner Field this season. The left-hander walked three and struck out three.
Johnson had a double and two singles, driving in two runs. Right fielder Nick Markakis and third baseman Juan Uribe each had two hits, with Markakis getting a triple and Uribe a double.
Jim Johnson closed out the victory with a perfect ninth inning to record his eighth save of the season and second in two nights against Los Angeles.
Dodgers manager Don Mattingly was ejected in the eighth inning by home plate umpire James Hoy after third baseman Justin Turner had voiced his displeasure with Hoy's strike zone before and after grounding out.
Dodgers starter Brett Anderson had to leave the game in the third inning after injuring his left leg while unsuccessfully trying to field a chopper by left fielder Jonny Gomes.
Anderson, who allowed five hits and three runs in 2 2/3 innings, had given up a triple to Markakis and an RBI single to Johnson that gave the Braves a 3-2 lead in the third inning.
Anderson twisted his leg coming off the mound and ended up kicking Gomes' infield hit into foul territory. After trainer Stan Conte checked on Anderson, manager Don Mattingly pulled the left-hander in favor of right-hander Chin-Hui Tsao.
Tsao, who had not pitched in the majors since 2007 before this season, stranded the two runners he inherited from Anderson, then helped the Dodgers tie the game in the fifth.
Tsao, 2-for-53 at the plate previously, doubled for his first hit since 2003, and scored on an RBI single by second baseman Howie Kendrick.
The Braves took a 4-3 lead in the bottom of the fifth on an unearned run that was charged to Tsao. Former Dodgers' third baseman Uribe blooped in a single off reliever Pedro Baez to score Markakis. Markakis had singled off Tsao, advanced to second an error by Dodgers center fielder Joc Pederson and reached third on a single by Johnson.
Third baseman Justin Turner, who was 4-for-4 with a double in the series opener, had given the Dodgers a quick lead off Wood with his 12th homer of the season in the first inning.
Then Anderson quickly gave the lead right back to the Braves, who scored twice in the bottom of the inning thanks to two walks, two hits and a throwing error.
Right fielder Yasiel Puig tied it for the Dodgers with his fifth homer on the first pitch leading off the second inning.
Wood had allowed only six home runs in his previous 18 starts, with only the Mets also getting to him for multiple homers on June 12.
NOTES: Dodgers LF Carl Crawford, sidelined since late April because of a torn right oblique, was activated from the 60-day disabled list. He played 10 minor league rehab games, the final eight for Triple-A Oklahoma City, and batted .353 with five extra-base hits. ... RHP Brandon Beachy, trying to come back from a second Tommy John elbow surgery, was optioned to Oklahoma City by the Dodgers after lasting just four innings in each of his two starts. He gave up five hits and four runs to the Braves on Monday. ... RHP Preston Guilmet, claimed off waivers by Los Angeles from Tampa Bay on July 10 and optioned to Oklahoma City the next day, was designated for assignment to clear a spot on the Dodgers' 40-man roster. ... Braves 1B Freddie Freeman, sidelined since July 17 with right wrist contusion, took full batting practice for the first time and will head to Florida for a few days of workouts before beginning a minor league rehab. ... The series concludes with a 12:05 p.m. ET game Wednesday. Braves RHP Julio Teheran (6-4, 4.53 ERA) will start against Dodgers RHP Mike Bolsinger (4-3, 3.04).