As afternoon turned into evening and the rain poured through the night, Roki Sasaki ate. He relaxed. And then he waited. The ominous weather conditions over Truist Park delayed the Los Angeles Dodgers rookie’s night so much that his first pitch wasn’t thrown until 10:33 p.

With Saturday's victory, the Dodgers are now 23-10 on the season, putting them in first place in the National League West with a 1 ½ game advantage over the San Diego Padres (-500 to win the division, per BetMGM ). Los Angeles' plus-43 run differential is the third highest in the NL, trailing only the New York Mets and the Chicago Cubs.

Freddie Freeman homered and drove in four runs, Shohei Ohtani also went deep and Roki Sasaki earned his first major league win as the Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Atlanta Braves 10-3 for their seventh straight victory.