SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Chris Sale pitched a complete-game five-hit shutout with 11 strikeouts as the Atlanta Braves beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 1-0 on Thursday at Truist Park.

The only run of the game came in the first inning when Drake Baldwin homered off Yoshinobu Yamamoto. Baldwin’s 22nd home run of the season gave the Braves a lead they never relinquished. Yamamoto struck out eight but allowed the one run on four hits in 6 1/3 innings to take the loss, falling to 12-8. Sale improved to 13-9.

Mookie Betts went 2 for 4 for the Dodgers, who had five hits total. Ben Rortvedt added a single. Ozzie Albies had one of the Braves’ four hits. Edgardo Henriquez struck out three in a hitless inning for the Dodgers, and Jack Dreyer worked two-thirds of an inning scoreless.

The Dodgers dropped to 80-54 with the loss, while the Braves improved to 79-55. The attendance was 39,650, and the game lasted 2 hours, 18 minutes.