SAN DIEGO (Interstat) — JP Sears pitched 5 2/3 innings of five-hit ball, striking out five, and the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 5-2 on Wednesday at PETCO Park.

Sears allowed two earned runs in earning his first win. Jason Adam worked a scoreless ninth for his second save. Martín Pérez took the loss, giving up three earned runs in four innings.

Ty France went 2 for 3 with a solo homer and two RBIs. His sacrifice fly in the fourth tied the game at 2. Xander Bogaerts drove in a run with a fifth-inning single to put San Diego ahead 3-2. Samad Taylor added a two-run single in the sixth.

Joey Bart hit a two-run homer for Atlanta in the sixth, his third of the season, but the Braves could not overcome the deficit.

San Diego improved to 42-37. Atlanta dropped to 48-31. The game drew 40,183 fans and lasted 2 hours, 38 minutes.