A ninth inning base working blunder by the Atlanta Braves allowed the San Diego Padres to snap a six-game shedding streak with a 2-1 win in Atlanta, Friday.
Robert Suarez got here in for the save within the backside of the ninth inning and Alex Verdugo singled to begin the inning for the Braves. He was changed by pinch runner Eli White, who superior to second base on a groundout by Sean Murphy.
Ozzie Albies stepped in and hit a line drive single to heart that appeared to have an opportunity to drive in White from second base. As an alternative, White misinterpreted the Atlanta third base coach’s route to cease at third base and returned to second the place he was tagged out by Xander Bogaerts for the second out of the inning.
Suarez then obtained Michael Harris II to hit a floor ball to Bogaerts, who threw to Jose Iglesias at second base to pressure out Albies and provides Suarez the save and the Padres the win.
San Diego and Atlanta had been knotted at 1-1 heading into the ninth inning. Ronald Acuña Jr. crushed the primary pitch he noticed within the first inning 467 ft to centerfield for a solo dwelling run to present the Braves a 1-0 lead.
Gavin Sheets adopted within the second with a solo dwelling run to centerfield of his personal to tie the sport.
The distinction within the recreation got here within the prime of the ninth inning when Manny Machado led off with a solo dwelling run to left area off Atlanta reliever Raisel Iglesias to present San Diego a 2-1 lead.
The pitching duel between Nick Pivetta for the Padres and Chris Sale for the Braves didn’t disappoint. Pivetta pitched six innings permitting one earned run with seven strikeouts and three walks. Sale pitched seven innings permitting one earned run with six strikeouts and one stroll.
The Padres stay in Atlanta to tackle the Braves, Saturday at 1:10 p.m.
