SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (Interstat) — Chris Sale struck out 11 over six innings and Dominic Smith belted a three-run homer as the Atlanta Braves held off the San Diego Padres 6-5 on Thursday afternoon at Truist Park. The Braves grabbed the lead with a four-run fourth, highlighted by Smith’s seventh homer of the season that scored Michael Harris II and Mauricio Dubón. Atlanta added a run in the seventh on Ozzie Albies’ solo homer. San Diego had taken a 3-0 lead in the second on a two-run single by Luis Rengifo and a bases-loaded walk. Ty France hit a two-run homer in the eighth to cut Atlanta’s lead to one, but Raisel Iglesias worked a scoreless ninth for his 21st save. Both teams collected nine hits. Harris II and Albies each finished with two hits for Atlanta. Sale improved to 11-6, while Padres starter Griffin Canning fell to 1-9. The Braves improved to 60-42, the Padres to 50-53. Attendance was 29,441 in a game that lasted 2 hours, 31 minutes.