The Braves’ season ended Wednesday night at Truist Park, where the Los Angeles Dodgers won 4-1 to take their National League Division Series three games to one.

Atlanta stayed level into the seventh inning, but Andy Pages’ two-run single put Los Angeles ahead for good. The Braves finished with three hits, two from Michael Harris II, and went 1-for-23 with runners in scoring position across the series.

An early lead, then missed chances

Harris gave Atlanta a promising start. He opened the first inning with a single, stole second, advanced on Matt Olson’s groundout and scored on a wild pitch.

The lead disappeared in the second. Shohei Ohtani walked and stole second, then reached third on catcher Sean Murphy’s throwing error. A dropped popup by shortstop Mauricio Dubón allowed him to score.

Atlanta had opportunities to regain control. Dodgers starter Tyler Glasnow issued five walks, including two in the fifth inning, but the Braves could not turn them into another run. Ozzie Albies led off the sixth with a double and was stranded.

The seventh inning decides it

Tyler Mahle kept Atlanta within reach, pitching into the seventh before leaving after a one-out single by Teoscar Hernández. Didier Fuentes then issued two walks, loading the bases.

Robert Suarez entered to face Pages, whose single brought home two runs for a 3-1 Dodgers lead. Max Muncy added a solo homer in the ninth.

Mahle finished with 6⅓ innings, three hits allowed and two runs charged to him, only one earned. Los Angeles’ bullpen held Atlanta scoreless over the final 4⅓ innings.

For the Braves, the ending was particularly frustrating after splitting the first two games in Los Angeles. They returned home with the series even, then scored just one run in each of the next two games. Their pitching kept the final game close; their offense never supplied the breakthrough needed to force Game 5.