Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres
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Braves to face Phils after wild 9th in beating Padres 4-3
Pinch-hitter Orlando Arcia hit a go-ahead double in the sixth off Pierce Johnson (3-4).
Joc Pederson homered and scored twice for Atlanta, which has led the division since Aug. 15. The Braves won despite walking seven Padres.
Atlanta has won seven of nine and hosts the Phillies in a three-game series starting Tuesday. Philadelphia ends with three games at Miami, and the Braves close at home with three games against the Mets, with a makeup game at Colorado possible on Oct. 4 if it's needed to decide the NL East.
Smith walked Jake Cronenworth and Manny Machado, then threw a called third strike past pinch-hitter Fernando Tatis Jr. on a slider on the low, inside corner.
Smith walked Tommy Pham on four pitches, loading the bases, and pitching coach Rick Kranitz went to the mound.
Trent Grisham took a called third strike on a borderline fastball on the high, inside corner that plate umpire Greg Gibson called the pitcher's way.
Smith fell behind Ha-Seong Kim 2-0 before evening the count. Kim fouled off a slider, then got him to swing under a fastball for his 35th save in 41 chances. Catcher Vic Caratini caught a foul tip for the final out.
San Diego, eliminated from postseason contention a day earlier, lost for the 14th time in 17 games and at 78-78 dropped to .500 for the first time since a 10-10 start.
A.J. Minter (3-7) got the win with one-third of an inning. Atlanta finished the road portion of its schedule at 46-35.
Joe Musgrove, whose April 9 no-hitter at Texas was a San Diego season highlight, allowed three runs and nine hits in five innings with nine strikeouts.
Cronenworth hit a two-run triple in the fifth off Jacob Webb and scored on Machado’s single.
MOVES
Braves: Reinstated RHP Touki Toussaint from the bereavement list and optioned him to Triple-A Gwinnett.
UP NEXT
Braves: RHP Charlie Morton (13-6) starts Tuesday against RHP Zack Wheeler (14-9).
Padres: RHP Yu Darvish (8-10) starts Tuesday at the Los Angeles Dodgers and RHP Walker Buehler (14-4).
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Kim struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Grisham struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Pham walked, Machado to second, Cronenworth to third. |
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9th Inning | Tatis Jr. struck out looking. |
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9th Inning | Tatis Jr. hit for Profar |
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9th Inning | Machado walked, Cronenworth to second. |
Statistics
 ATL |
 SD |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 0 | Ground Balls | 0 |
| 10 | Strikeouts | 7 |
| 4 | Runs Batted In | 3 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
| 10 | Hits | 10 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 1 |
| 5 | Walks | 7 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 4 | Runs | 3 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 36 | At Bats | 36 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 0 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 22 | Runners Left On Base | 26 |
| 0 | Triples | 1 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 1 |
| 4 | Doubles | 2 |
| 0 | Fly Balls | 0 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 164 | Pitches | 169 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 17 | Total Bases | 14 |
| 42 | Plate Appearances | 43 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 0.0 |
| 5 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 6.4 | Runs Created | 6.0 |
| .278 | Batting Average | .278 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .472 | Slugging Percentage | .389 |
| .333 | Secondary Average | .333 |
| .381 | On Base Percentage | .395 |
| .853 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .784 |
| 0.0 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.0 |
| 6.4 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 6.0 |
| 37.0 | Batter Rating | 29.5 |
| 36.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 0.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.90 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.93 |
| .194 | Isolated Power | .111 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 1.00 |
| .119 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .163 |
| .056 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .056 |
| 8.0 | Runs Produced | 6.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.6 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.4 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 86.5 | MLB Rating | 82.8 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 41,294 | Capacity: