With the team in dire straights and their playoff hopes dimming by the day, the Braves faced a tough matchup with Bryce Elder on the mound, facing Logan Webb.
It was a pitchers duel early, with Webb looking dominant but neither offense finding much success. The Braves did find some success in the second inning, as Ozzie and Nick Allen hit singles to put men on the corners with one out in the third, but tough strikeouts from Acuna and Baldwin stifled the threat, as Webb continued mowing down Atlanta hitters. Webb wracked up 9 strikeouts through 3 innings, while Elder managed 3 strikeouts through 3 innings, before allowing a leadoff homer to Wilmer Flores in the fourth, giving San Francisco a 1-0 lead. Brian Snitker got ejected in the bottom of the fourth after Olson and Ozuna were struck o