ATLANTA -- From Jarrod Saltalamacchia's perspective, the events of the past week have provided him memories that will last a lifetime. As Chipper Jones sees it, these experiences only heighten the reality that the Braves may need to soon find a lasting roster spot for the kid simply known as Salty.

Less than a week into his Major League career, Saltalamacchia found himself at the center of an impressive comeback victory. His RBI single highlighted the five-run seventh that the Braves used to claim their 6-4 win over the Dodgers at Turner Field on Sunday afternoon.

The win enabled them to claim the series victory over the National League West-leading Dodgers, who saw their starting pitchers surrender just one earned run during the final two games of the series.

"I've only been here for four or five days, and you can tell that it doesn't matter if we're down by six, we've got a chance to come back," said Saltalamacchia, the organization's top catching prospect, who made his Major League debut on Wednesday.

This wasn't the first time the Braves have created late-inning magic this year. They've now won five of the 14 games that they've trailed after six innings. Last year, with a less opportunistic offense and leaky bullpen, they were just 9-61 when trailing after six innings.

After the Braves produced five hits and erased a three-run deficit with their five-run seventh, Rafael Soriano and Mike Gonzalez kept the Dodgers scoreless over the final two innings. Gonzalez worked a perfect ninth to secure his first save in what was his first appearance of the season in the closer's role.

"To come back and win like that, it's just unbelievable," said Saltalamacchia, who collected his first career RBI with the game-winning single that he directed to right field off his childhood buddy, Chad Billingsley.

While playing on Olympic Developmental teams during their youth, Saltalamacchia often served as Billingsley's catcher. That experience aided the Braves' 22-year-old catcher, as he strolled toward the plate immediately after Scott Thorman had chased the previously dominant Chin-hui Tsao with a game-tying pinch-hit single to right.

"I caught Chad growing up," said Saltalamacchia, who had collected his first big-league hit in the sixth inning. "So I knew he had a hard fastball and good stuff. So I was just sitting on a hard fastball and was able to do something with it."

Tsao, who had surrendered just one hit in the previous 10 2/3 scoreless innings he'd completed this year, hadn't recorded an out by the time Edgar Renteria contributed a two-run double that sparked the seventh-inning uprising. The inning included the ejections of Braves manager Bobby Cox and Jones, who likely will be fined for his critical postgame remarks regarding the umpiring.

With runners at first and second base and the deficit cut to one run, Jones struck out in a pinch-hit appearance. The veteran third baseman felt he'd checked his swing. But third-base umpire Bob Davidson thought differently. Seconds later, Cox found himself with his 128th career ejection, moving him within three of the all-time record held by John McGraw.

When Thorman, Saltalamacchia and Chris Woodward followed the ejections with three consecutive RBI singles, Jones was given the sense that Davidson had helped fuel the comeback. But this actually was just business as usual for the Braves, who have scored 79 of their 155 runs with two outs this year.

"Good hitters will get two-out hits," said Cox, who has seen his team hit a Major League-best .299 with two outs this season.

After Thorman's game-tying single, Saltalamacchia looked nothing like a youngster who had just seven previous plate appearances. He connected on Billingsley's first-pitch fastball and, in doing so, enhanced his growing legend.

With All-Star catcher Brian McCann already in place, Saltalamacchia's stay in Atlanta may be a short one. He'll likely return to the Minors when Brayan Pena comes off the 15-day disabled list in two weeks. But in the meantime, Saltalamacchia likely will force the Braves to quicken their thought process about his future.

Along with this two-hit performance in this series finale, Saltalamacchia also retired two baserunners. He picked Juan Pierre off first base in the first inning and made a strong throw after receiving a pitchout during Rafael Furcal's seventh-inning attempted steal of second base.

Although the pitchout was the only pitch that he delivered, Chad Paronto was still credited with his second win of the season.

"Salty is going to be a player," Jones said. "I don't know where he's going to play. But he's going to be a player. We have a nice luxury with two stud catchers. So we're going to have to find a spot for him, because his time is coming. He's ready. I think he's been ready, to be honest with you."

While Saltalamacchia is still introducing himself to the Major League baseball world, Kyle Davies is in the process of proving he belongs here. He certainly aided his efforts while allowing the Dodgers four earned runs in 6 2/3 innings. The line wasn't exactly reflective of his performance, during which he threw 62 of his 103 pitches for strikes and walked just two.

Davies surrendered three of his six hits with one out in the Dodgers' two-run fifth inning. His biggest mistake came in the seventh, when he hung a curveball that Wilson Betemit deposited into the right-field seats for a two-run pinch-hit homer.

"That was his best start of the year," Cox said.

And it came on a day in which Cox's team celebrated its most satisfying win of the year.