Braves rock Dodgers in playoffs, Brewers win thriller

The Atlanta Braves shut down the Los Angeles Dodgers' star-studded batting line-up to score a series-leveling 3-2 victory in Major League Baseball's playoffs on Sunday as the Milwaukee Brewers snatched a dramatic walk-off win to defeat the San Diego Padres. A superb collective Braves pitching performance set up a vital win at Dodger Stadium that leaves the best-of-five National League division series finely balanced at 1-1 ahead of game three in Atlanta on Tuesday. The Dodgers — the reigning back-to-back World Series champions who are chasing a rare treble of championships — were left ruing an out-of-sorts performance from ace starter Blake Snell and a toothless display from their bats, who were for 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position. Braves relievers Robert Suarez and Didier Fuentes were the heroes for Atlanta, locking down the late innings to frustrate the Dodgers hopes of taking a commanding 2-0 lead after their game one win. Braves catcher Drake Baldwin saluted the contribution of the 21-year-old Fuentes, who came within one out of pitching four perfect innings. "He was so poised," Baldwin said. "It says a lot about him — he's been doing it for us this entire year and you saw it tonight. "We've got a tonne of confidence...