San Diego PadresvsAtlanta Braves
SD 5/ATL 6
Things to say
The Braves beat the Padres 6-5 at Truist Park on a getaway day.
01
opener
Braves took it 6-5, real back-and-forth one. Padres hung around all afternoon but Atlanta had the answer every time. Good getaway-day baseball.
02
key player
The heart of the Atlanta order carried it — couple of big knocks, kept turning the lineup over. That's the difference in a one-run game.
03
hot take
San Diego's bullpen cost them that one. Manager went to the pen too early and it bit him — you've got to trust your starter with a lead like that.
04
deep cut
Padres left the yard early to grab the lead, but they went cold with runners on. Strand a few of those and one run comes back to haunt you.
05
exit
Anyway, it's a series — curious if San Diego bounces back tomorrow or Atlanta just runs them out of Truist.
The recap
Braves edged the Padres 6-5 in a getaway-day nail-biter at Truist, the kind of one-run game that keeps you glued through the ninth. San Diego hung right there all afternoon, but Atlanta's bats did just enough to stay a step ahead and the pen slammed the door with the tying run breathing down their neck.
This one came down to the last swing, and the home club came out on top to move to 60-42. The Padres drop to 50-53 and have to feel like they let one slip away.