ATLANTA — Manny Machado’s two-run double in the eighth inning gave San Diego the lead and the Padres overturned a five-run deficit to beat the Atlanta Braves 6-5 on Monday in the first game of a doubleheader. billboard.
The Braves squandered a 5-0 lead, throwing away an excellent start by Dominican Reynaldo López, and suffered their fourth straight loss, their worst streak of the year.
Machado’s double off Puerto Rican Joe Jiménez (1-1) drove in Jurickson Profar and Jake Cronenworth to cap a four-run rally in the inning.
Dominican Marcell Ozuna and Matt Olson homered back-to-back in the third inning for Atlanta, which had 12 hits after a combined total of two runs and 11 hits in the first two games of the series.
Venezuelan Ronald Acuña Jr. had three of the Braves’ nine hits in four innings against Dylan Cease, who previously did not allow more than six hits in a game this season. Acuña finished 5-3.
The victory went to the Dominican Jhony Brito (1-2) by allowing a hit when hanging zero in the seventh. Venezuelan Robert Suárez, with the help of a great catch by shortstop Ha-Seong Kim on a fly ball by Michael Harris II in short center field for his 13th save.
For the Padres, Venezuelan Luis Arráez is 5-2. The Dominicans Machado 4-2, one scored and two RBIs; and Fernando Tatis Jr. 5-1, scored.
For the Braves, Venezuelan Orlando Arcia went 1 for 4, one scored.
