The Braves have made a lot of great trades in the last few years, adding Dansby Swanson, Ender Inciarte, Matt Kemp, Brandon Phillips, Matt Adams and some top prospects.
But one deal that hasn’t completely gone the Braves’ way came when they traded left-handed starting pitcher Alex Wood to the Dodgers in a 13-player, 3-team trade that brought third baseman Hector Olivera to Atlanta.
Olivera struggled with the Braves and was also suspended 82 games for violating Major League Baseball's domestic-violence policy. The Braves eventually salvaged the trade by sending Olivera to the Padres for Kemp.
Wood, on the other hand, is 6-0 for the Dodgers this season.
He allowed two hits over five scoreless innings and L.A. defeated the visiting Chicago Cubs 4-0 on Friday night.
"It was a pretty beautiful game, for sure," Wood said.
He extended his career-high scoreless innings streak to 25 1/3, longest in the majors this season. The left-hander began the season in the bullpen and has capitalized after getting a chance to fill in for some of the Dodgers' injured starters.
"I definitely feel confident now," Wood said. "The consistency of my stuff has been there and that's where my confidence is coming from."
Wood (6-0) struck out eight and walked two.
"I thought it was somewhat of a victory getting Wood out after five," Cubs manager Joe Maddon said. "He started out hot. His numbers were high, but then all of a sudden his velocity came back down. But their bullpen was that good."
After Wood departed, Pedro Baez and Chris Hatcher combined to toss four hitless innings.
The Dodgers have won nine of their last 11 at home, and their 19-8 home record is second-best in the majors.
Jake Arrieta (5-4) continued to struggle for the World Series champions, whose three-game winning streak ended. The right-hander gave up four runs and five hits in six innings, struck out nine and walked one.
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