Padres, Reyes win power play over Braves
The San Diego Padres hit three home runs -- two by Franmil Reyes -- and got another strong effort from rookie right-hander Chris Paddack in a 4-3 road win over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday.
Reyes, a burly right fielder, was 3-for-4 with a double, the two homers -- his seventh and eighth -- and three RBI. Eric Hosmer also hit a solo homer for the Padres, who have won six of their last eight games.
Paddack (2-1) allowed two runs in six innings with five strikeouts. Through his first six career starts, Paddack has yet to allow more than three runs in a game.
Kirby Yates worked around a leadoff single to Brian McCann to earn his 14th save.
The losing pitcher was Julio Teheran (2-4), who gave up only five hits in seven innings. But three of those hits were homers, leading to four runs. Teheran struck out a season-high eight.
The Padres jumped ahead for the second straight game when Reyes hit a solo homer in the first inning. He has hit safely in seven of eight career games against the Braves.
The Braves took a 2-1 lead in the second inning. Nick Markakis and Johan Camargo singled, moved up on a balk and scored when Matt Joyce beat the infield shift with a single to left.
San Diego tied the score in the third. Greg Garcia walked with two outs, advanced on a wild pitch and scored when Reyes laced a double into the right field corner.
The Padres went deep twice in the sixth inning. Reyes launched an opposite-field shot to right and Hosmer hit one to dead center, his fifth. It was the second two-homer game of the season for Reyes.
Atlanta rallied for a run in the eighth inning against reliever Craig Stammen. Dansby Swanson doubled and scored on a single by Ronald Acuna Jr.
The series continues on Wednesday when San Diego's Cal Quantrill, the team's first-round draft choice in 2016, will make his major league debut against Atlanta left-hander Max Fried (3-1, 2.30).
--Field Level Media
