Machado Lifts Padres to 8-5 Win
Getting a good performance from third baseman Manny Machado, the San Diego Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves, 8-5. Machado was 3-4 with a home run, 2 singles, and a walk. He scored 2 times and drove in 3 for the Padres. Jacob Nix got credit for the win, improving to 1-1. He allowed no runs on 6 hits in 5.2 innings. The win leaves San Diego with a record of 5-6.
The Padres took a 8-0 lead in the top of the seventh inning. Facing Atlanta hurler A.J. Minter with no outs, Machado hit a 3-run home run.
"I hate to be the fly in the ointment," said Machado, "but we could've played better."
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Padres Throttle Braves, 5-1
San Diego Padres starter Garrett Richards was in a groove as he led his team to a win over the Atlanta Braves, 5-1. The Braves drop to 6-6 and continue their mediocre start to the 2020 season.
It could have been a different outcome for San Diego, had it not been for Tommy Pham, the 32-year old left fielder . Pham contributed a solo home run in the top of the third inning to put San Diego up, 2-0.
"If I go out there and help the team win, that's all you can do," said Richards.
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Braves Solve Padres, 6-4
Fans who gathered at Truist Park saw a good contest between the Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres.
San Diego second baseman Jurickson Profar had a good game, even if his team did not. The Padres dropped a 6-4 decision to Atlanta at Truist Park. Profar was 2 for 3 with a home run and 2 walks. He drove in 4 runs and scored once. Will Smith closed the door for Atlanta, picking up his 4th save of the year.
Ozzie Albies had an important at-bat with two out in the bottom of the fifth, when he hit a 3-run home run. His 4th home run of the season put Atlanta on top, 3-1.
"We'll savor this win," Albies told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "then get ready for the next game."
With the loss, San Diego falls to 6-7.
