Padres defeat Braves 8‑3 behind Tatis, Machado homers
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Fernando Tatis Jr. went 3 for 5 with a home run and three RBIs, and Manny Machado slugged two home runs with two RBIs to lead the San Diego Padres to an 8-3 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday night at Truist Park. San Diego scored once in the first inning on an RBI single by Ty France, then took the lead with three runs in the fourth on a groundout and a Tatis double. The Padres added single runs in the fifth and sixth and two in the eighth on Tatis’ homer. Atlanta scored two in the second on a triple by Jim Jarvis and one in the seventh. Walker Buehler (6-5) allowed two earned runs on two hits over 5 2/3 innings with three strikeouts for the win. Reynaldo López (4-3) took the loss. Jarvis had two hits and two RBIs for Atlanta, and Jackson Merrill homered. The Padres outhit the Braves 13-4. Attendance was 31,870, and the game lasted 2 hours, 50 minutes. San Diego improved to 50-51, Atlanta dropped to 58-42.