Max Muncy stood at first base, his hands flying up in disbelief. It was the defining image of a frustrating day for the Los Angeles Dodgers, who dropped their series against the Atlanta Braves in a game that felt like it slipped away in an instant.

It happened in the bottom of the sixth inning. The Dodgers trailed by four, but they had the bases loaded with two outs. Muncy, despite a recent slump, worked the count full. When Braves reliever Robert Suarez delivered a fastball up in the zone—but not out of it—Muncy swung. The crack of the bat was perfect. The ball screamed off his barrel at 107 mph, a rocket heading deep to right field. It looked like the comeback was finally on.

Then Braves right fielder Eli White had other ideas.

Leaping at the wall, White crashed face-first into the padding, snagging the ball before tumbling flat onto his back along the warning track. He held on. Game-changing catch. Rally over.

Muncy would later hit a two-run homer, but by then it was too little, too late. The Dodgers fell 7-2 at Dodger Stadium, dropping a fourth series in their last six tries and falling to 24-16 on the season.

The Braves, meanwhile, showed exactly why they own the best record in baseball at 28-13. They took advantage of every opportunity, especially in a back-breaking second inning that started with a defensive mistake from Dodgers starter Justin Wrobleski.

After surrendering three consecutive two-out singles—including a bunt—Wrobleski got Braves catcher Sean Murphy to hit a comebacker. But instead of escaping the jam, the inning spiraled into a four-run frame that left the Dodgers chasing from behind all afternoon.

For a team that came into this marquee series hoping to prove they were baseball's best, Sunday was a stark reminder: right now, that title belongs to Atlanta.