ATLANTA (AP) -- Chris Johnson drove in two runs, Alex Wood overcame control problems on a hot night and the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 4-3 on Tuesday night.The Braves, who had lost seven of nine overall, improved to 18-6 at home in games decided by two runs or fewer.It was a tough evening for the NL West-leading Dodgers, who have lost consecutive games for the first time since June 22-23 at the Chicago Cubs.Los Angeles starter Brett Anderson left the game in the third after irritating his left Achilles tendon. Then, former Dodger Juan Uribe drove in the go-ahead run in the fifth with a bloop single. 
Also, manager Don Mattingly, who tried unsuccessfully to have a tag play overturned three innings earlier, was ejected by home plate umpire James Hoye after a heated argument in the eighth.Justin Turner, likely still disturbed that he hadn't drawn a walk, appeared to exchange words with Hoye as he jogged back to the dugout after grounding out. That prompted Mattingly to come out.Wood (7-6) had allowed just six homers this season but gave up two in the first six batters he faced.Turner made it 1-0 in the first with his 12th homer and Yasiel Puig forced a 2-2 tie in the second with his fifth homer.Though he pitched behind in the count for much of the night - throwing just 59 of his 107 pitches for strikes - Wood won for just the second time in seven starts at home this year. The left-hander gave up six hits, three runs, four walks and struck out three in 6 2/3 innings.Jason Frasor and Luis Avilan recorded the next four outs before closer Jim Johnson faced the minimum in the ninth to earn his eighth save in 11 chances.Atlanta took a 2-1 lead in the first on Nick Markakis' infield single and Chris Johnson's groundout.The Braves went ahead 3-2 in the third when Markakis tripled for the first time this year and scored on Johnson's single.Los Angeles tied it at 3-all in the fifth. Reliever Chin-hui Tsao, who replaced Anderson, led off with a double and scored from third on Howie Kendrick's single.Tsao (1-1) was chased in the fifth after giving up consecutive singles to Markakis and Johnson. Markakis scored from third to put the Braves up 4-3 on Uribe's bloop single into shallow center field.Tsao gave up two hits, one run, one walk and struck out two in 1 1/3 innings.Anderson, who left trailing 3-2, allowed five hits, three runs, two walks and struck out two in 2 2/3 innings.BEEN A WHILETsao hit a ground-rule double in the fifth on the first pitch. It was his first at-bat in 12 years and his first hit since 2003 when he and the Colorado Rockies were playing the Braves.FURTHER REVIEWMattingly asked for a review on a tag play in the fifth when Markakis was called safe on a head-first slide into second. Markakis decided to try for the extra base when center fielder Joc Pederson misplayed the ball. The call was upheld after a review of 1 minute, 29 seconds.
Also, manager Don Mattingly, who tried unsuccessfully to have a tag play overturned three innings earlier, was ejected by home plate umpire James Hoye after a heated argument in the eighth.Justin Turner, likely still disturbed that he hadn't drawn a walk, appeared to exchange words with Hoye as he jogged back to the dugout after grounding out. That prompted Mattingly to come out.Wood (7-6) had allowed just six homers this season but gave up two in the first six batters he faced.Turner made it 1-0 in the first with his 12th homer and Yasiel Puig forced a 2-2 tie in the second with his fifth homer.Though he pitched behind in the count for much of the night - throwing just 59 of his 107 pitches for strikes - Wood won for just the second time in seven starts at home this year. The left-hander gave up six hits, three runs, four walks and struck out three in 6 2/3 innings.Jason Frasor and Luis Avilan recorded the next four outs before closer Jim Johnson faced the minimum in the ninth to earn his eighth save in 11 chances.Atlanta took a 2-1 lead in the first on Nick Markakis' infield single and Chris Johnson's groundout.The Braves went ahead 3-2 in the third when Markakis tripled for the first time this year and scored on Johnson's single.Los Angeles tied it at 3-all in the fifth. Reliever Chin-hui Tsao, who replaced Anderson, led off with a double and scored from third on Howie Kendrick's single.Tsao (1-1) was chased in the fifth after giving up consecutive singles to Markakis and Johnson. Markakis scored from third to put the Braves up 4-3 on Uribe's bloop single into shallow center field.Tsao gave up two hits, one run, one walk and struck out two in 1 1/3 innings.Anderson, who left trailing 3-2, allowed five hits, three runs, two walks and struck out two in 2 2/3 innings.BEEN A WHILETsao hit a ground-rule double in the fifth on the first pitch. It was his first at-bat in 12 years and his first hit since 2003 when he and the Colorado Rockies were playing the Braves.FURTHER REVIEWMattingly asked for a review on a tag play in the fifth when Markakis was called safe on a head-first slide into second. Markakis decided to try for the extra base when center fielder Joc Pederson misplayed the ball. The call was upheld after a review of 1 minute, 29 seconds.
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