The Los Angeles Dodgers saw their six-game winning streak come to an end on Tuesday, August 25, in a 4-3 road loss to the Atlanta Braves. Ozzie Albies broke a late tie with an eighth-inning single, snapping L.A.'s run. While the streak won't stretch into late August, the six victories provided a clear look at how versatile this roster can be heading into the stretch run.
The run began with a three-game sweep at Coors Field against the Colorado Rockies. The Dodgers took three straight—winning 11-5 on August 17, 7-6 on August 18, and 6-4 on August 19, in a series where the offense carried the heavy lifting. They carried that momentum back home against the Pittsburgh Pirates, grinding out 5-4 and 4-3 victories before closing out the sweep with a 4-0 shutout on August 23.
What made the stretch notable was the shift in execution. Before traveling to Denver, the Dodgers had lost three of four games to the Milwaukee Brewers. Turning that around required two distinct ways of winning: out-slugging opponents at thin altitude, followed by low-scoring, pitching-driven performances at home. The shutout finale against Pittsburgh marked a complete shift from how the streak began.
Tuesday’s 4-3 loss to Atlanta ends the headline run, but dropping a one-run contest to another first-place club is hardly a red flag. The Dodgers hold a commanding lead atop the NL West, and the six wins preceding Tuesday's game demonstrated that the club can win both slugfests and pitching duels as September approaches.