Dodgers beat Braves, 13-6, in NLDS Game 3

LOS ANGELES -- Carl Crawford hit a three-run homer and Juan Uribe added a two-run shot as the Los Angeles Dodgers routed the Atlanta Braves, 13-6, last night for a 2-1 lead in their best-of-five NL Division Series.

Hanley Ramirez, who had an RBI triple, a double and an RBI single, and Yasiel Puig each had three hits and scored three times for the Dodgers, who matched a franchise record for runs in a postseason game. Brooklyn beat the Yankees, 13-8, in Game 2 of the 1956 World Series.

Chris Capuano won in relief of ineffective rookie Hyun-Jin Ryu in a game that took 4 hours, 1 minute. The 13 runs allowed by the Braves equaled the most in club history for a postseason game.

"I don't think the emotions or the crowd or anything had anything to do with it. I think we just had some mistakes," manager Fredi Gonzalez said.

Ryu and Atlanta starter Julio Teheran made inauspicious postseason debuts in the first matchup of rookie pitchers in the playoffs since 2007. Teheran, 22, took the loss, giving up six runs and eight hits in 22/3 innings.

"I think he just left some balls out over the plate, you know, and made some mistakes," Gonzalez said. "And with this club, if you do that, you're going to look down at a gas tank with a lighted match." -- AP