Nelson Cruz went 3 for 5 with two RBIs and the San Diego Padres got strong relief pitching to beat the Atlanta Braves 5-4 on Friday night.
“There's big outs over the course of a game, but that last out of the fifth was huge,” manager Bob Melvin said of Brent Honeywell's bases-loaded strikeout against Eddie Rosario. “For a guy who really didn't know what his role was early on, we knew he had some length potentially."
Bogaerts put San Diego up 5-4 with an RBI single that bounced into shallow right field on a check-swing. His good fortune helped San Diego, which advanced to the NL Championship Series last year, stop a two-game skid and improve to 4-4. The five-time defending NL East champion Braves, who dropped to 6-2, scored three times in the third to force a 3-3 tie on Marcell Ozuna's homer, Riley's RBI single and a wild pitch by starter Nick Martinez, who gave up a bases-loaded walk in the fifth to make it 4-4. Martinez walked five and allowed four runs in 4 2/3 innings.
Atlanta rookie Jared Shuster had his own struggles with command throughout four-plus innings, walking four and giving up four runs and six hits. He issued a one-out walk to Juan Soto in the first and gave up an infield single to Manny Machado and an RBI double to Cruz before allowing a bases-loaded walk that made it 2-0.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Padres get solid relief work, big game from Nelson Cruz in win over BravesNelson Cruz goes 3-for-5, Brent Honeywell and two other relievers pick up Nick Martinez as Padres even long weekend series
Read more »
Padres vs Braves Prediction, Picks, Odds — April 7Game 2 of this four-game set between San Diego and Atlanta sees two unproven starters taking the mound. As such, our MLB betting picks expect the offenses to do damage early and often — read more below.
Read more »
Nathan Fletcher receives backlash for $2 million security detail -SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – San Diego County Supervisor Nathan Fletcher remains under fire from community members and elected leaders in San Diego after admitting to cheating on his wife, but denying the allegations made in a lawsuit filed by a former MTS employee. Nathan Fletcher had a private, armed, personal security detail since September 2021. Fletcher was the only San...
Read more »
San Diego County Supervisors delay vote on sewer rate increase -SAN DIEGO (CNS) – The San Diego County Board of Supervisors heard from the public Wednesday on a proposed sewer system rate increase for eight unincorporated communities, and ultimately delayed a planned vote in light of opposition. The ordinance was originally set for approval Wednesday, but was continued until early May after the county received at last 117 letters, an...
Read more »
San Diego County supervisors delay vote on sewer rate increaseOn May 3, the board will consider a proposed rate increase of 5.75% per year for the next five fiscal years. If approved, the rate hike will be applied to Alpine, Campo, East Otay Mesa, Julian, Lakeside, Pine Valley, Spring Valley and Winter Gardens.
Read more »