San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves
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Chris Sale strikes out 11 as the Braves hit 4 home runs to edge the Padres 6-5
Dominic Smith hit a three-run homer and Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies had solo blasts off bulk reliever Griffin Canning as the Braves took three of four from San Diego. All-Star Drake Baldwin added his 19th of the season in the seventh inning.
Sale (11-6) gave up three runs on five hits and a walk in six innings of work. All three runs came in the second inning.
Ty France hit a two-run homer in the eighth inning off Braves reliever Tyler Kinley to pull the Padres within one at 6-5. Danny Young came on for the Braves and recorded the third out of the eighth inning, then Raisel Iglesias threw a scoreless ninth to record his 21st save.
Canning (1-9) took over in the second inning after a perfect first from Padres opener Kyle Hart. Harris greeted him with a 420-foot home run to right field. Canning lasted 2 2/3 innings and gave up five runs, four earned as his ERA climbed to 6.97.
Harris was 2 for 4 with two runs scored and is now 6 for 7 in his career against Canning. Albies was 2 for 4 for the Braves, who have won six of eight.
Luis Rengifo was 2 for 5 and had a two-run single off Sale.
Braves: RHP Grant Holmes (6-4, 3.70) starts Atlanta's three-game series at Baltimore on Friday.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Rengifo struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Tatis Jr. singled to right, Cronenworth to second. |
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9th Inning | Cronenworth singled to left. |
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9th Inning | Merrill flied out to left. |
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9th Inning | Merrill hit for Bowen |
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9th Inning | Song struck out swinging. |
Statistics
SD |
ATL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 9 | Ground Balls | 12 |
| 15 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 5 | Runs Batted In | 6 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 9 | Hits | 9 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
| 1 | Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 1 |
| 5 | Runs | 6 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 32 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 4 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 9 | Runners Left On Base | 8 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 0 | Doubles | 0 |
| 12 | Fly Balls | 12 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 147 | Pitches | 126 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 12 | Total Bases | 21 |
| 38 | Plate Appearances | 33 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 648.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
| 3.5 | Runs Created | 5.6 |
| .250 | Batting Average | .281 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .333 | Slugging Percentage | .656 |
| .111 | Secondary Average | .344 |
| .289 | On Base Percentage | .281 |
| .623 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .938 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.0 |
| 3.5 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.3 |
| 32.0 | Batter Rating | 45.0 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 8.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
| 3.87 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.82 |
| .083 | Isolated Power | .375 |
| 0.07 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.00 |
| .026 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .000 |
| -.139 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .063 |
| 10.0 | Runs Produced | 12.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.7 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 80.0 | MLB Rating | 93.0 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Attendance: 29,441 | Capacity:
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles |
- | 61 | L1 | 0.613924 | 97 |
San Diego |
9 | 70 | W1 | 0.556962 | 88 |
Arizona |
13 | 74 | W4 | 0.5316456 | 84 |
San Francisco |
32.5 | 94 | L2 | 0.40880504 | 65 |
Colorado |
40 | 101 | L3 | 0.3607595 | 57 |
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Atlanta |
- | 65 | W1 | 0.5886076 | 93 |
Philadelphia |
6 | 71 | L1 | 0.5506329 | 87 |
Miami |
15 | 80 | W2 | 0.49367088 | 78 |
Washington |
18.5 | 84 | W2 | 0.4716981 | 75 |
New York |
20 | 85 | W2 | 0.4620253 | 73 |

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