Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres
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France homers, Sears wins season debut as Padres beat Braves 5-2 for 3-game sweep
The Padres have won five of seven heading into a home weekend series against the NL-West leading Los Angeles Dodgers. The Padres lost two of three when the Dodgers visited in mid-May. The Dodgers lead the Padres by nine games.
France homered to left off Martín Pérez leading off the third, his ninth. He hit a sacrifice fly in the fourth and doubled leading off the sixth, scoring on Samad Taylor's two-run single.
Pérez (6-4), who pitched for the Padres part of 2024, saw his streak of four straight wins ends. He allowed three runs and four hits in four innings, struck out four and walked four.
Sears (1-0) was cruising with a four-hitter before allowing Joey Bart's two-run home run with two outs in the sixth. It was his third and came with Austin Riley aboard on a walk.
Sears allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2/3 innings, struck out five and walked two. He was recalled from Triple-A El Paso on Tuesday after right-hander Lucas Giolito went on the injured list. Sears was obtained from the Athletics along with Mason Miller in one of San Diego's five trade deadline deals on July 31.
Jason Adam pitched the ninth for his second save.
Xander Bogaerts hit an RBI single in the fifth, when the Padres stole three bases.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Smith grounded out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Smith hit for Kim |
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9th Inning | Baldwin popped out to shortstop. |
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9th Inning | Bart grounded out to second. |
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9th Inning | Adam relieved Peralta |
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9th Inning | Song at second base. |
Statistics
 ATL |
 SD |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 12 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 6 | Strikeouts | 8 |
| 2 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 6 | Hits | 7 |
| 0 | Stolen Bases | 4 |
| 2 | Walks | 6 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 2 | Runs | 5 |
| 0 | Ground Into Double Play | 1 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 1 |
| 34 | At Bats | 28 |
| 1 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 17 | Runners Left On Base | 19 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 2 |
| 16 | Fly Balls | 8 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
| 125 | Pitches | 149 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 2 | Pinch At Bats | 1 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 0 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 10 | Total Bases | 12 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 36 |
| 162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 2 | Extra Base Hits | 3 |
| 2.1 | Runs Created | 5.2 |
| .176 | Batting Average | .250 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .294 | Slugging Percentage | .429 |
| .176 | Secondary Average | .500 |
| .222 | On Base Percentage | .371 |
| .516 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .800 |
| 0.8 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 1.8 |
| 2.0 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.6 |
| 19.0 | Batter Rating | 38.0 |
| 34.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 28.0 |
| 0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.80 |
| 3.47 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 4.14 |
| .118 | Isolated Power | .179 |
| 0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.75 |
| .056 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .167 |
| .000 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .250 |
| 4.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
| 1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
| 71.0 | MLB Rating | 83.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: San Diego, California
Attendance: 40,183 | Capacity:
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/atl.png" class="logo-micro">Atlanta | 62 | 43 | .590 | - | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/phi.png" class="logo-micro">Philadelphia | 57 | 49 | .538 | 5.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/wsh.png" class="logo-micro">Washington | 54 | 52 | .509 | 8.5 | W2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mia.png" class="logo-micro">Miami | 52 | 54 | .491 | 10.5 | L12 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nym.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 44 | 62 | .415 | 18.5 | W1 |
2026 National League West Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/lad.png" class="logo-micro">Los Angeles | 67 | 39 | .632 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/ari.png" class="logo-micro">Arizona | 55 | 51 | .519 | 12 | L2 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sd.png" class="logo-micro">San Diego | 53 | 53 | .500 | 14 | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/sf.png" class="logo-micro">San Francisco | 44 | 61 | .419 | 22.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/col.png" class="logo-micro">Colorado | 42 | 65 | .393 | 25.5 | L2 |