Mookie Betts had a tiebreaking RBI single with two outs in a seven-run ninth inning and the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 9-2 on Sunday night.
The loss dropped the Braves into a tie with the Mets for the third wild-card spot in the National League with 13 games to play.
The Dodgers hold a two-game lead on the Brewers in their pursuit of the National League's No. 2 seed and first-round bye in the playoffs. They lead the Padres by four games in the N.L. West.
"I don't want to say it was the biggest win of the year, but it felt big considering what we've been going through," said Dodgers manager Dave Roberts, whose team had lost six of nine entering Sunday.
Shohei Ohtani was 2 for 4 with two doubles, an RBI and a run scored, but he did not homer or steal a base in his pursuit of MLB's first 50-50 season. He has 47 home runs and 48 stolen bases.
