The San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves face off on Tuesday at PETCO Park for game two of their Major League Baseball series.
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Craig Kimbrel, obtained from the Braves the day before the season started, pitched a shaky ninth for his 34th save. Atlanta is 2-7 in their last nine games in San Diego. It was a nice bounceback effort by the 24-year-old Venezuelan rookie after surrendering 15 runs and 19 hits over his previous two outings. In fact, the Braves have dropped 16 of their last 18 contests away from home as their road record sank to 21-41.TV: 10:10 p.m. ET, SportSouth (Atlanta), FSN San DiegoPITCHING MATCHUP: Braves RH Matt Wisler (5-2, 4.74 ERA) vs. Padres RH James Shields (8-5, 3.89)Wisler looks to halt a three-start winless drought as he faces the team that traded him in April for the first time. “The right-hander gave up only three hits and had a 4-1 lead through five innings, before Maybin singled in the sixth and scored on A.J. Pierzysnki”s two-out single that sent Rea to the showers. “I was still nervous but I was able to focus on the game”, said Rea, who allowed two runs and five hits in 5 2-3 innings while striking out four and walking one. Atlanta scored only two runs Sunday, but it was enough to register a 10-inning victory over visiting Arizona in the rubber match of their three-game set.
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Matt Kemp homered to right for San Diego in the fifth, his 14th. Derek Norris beat out an infield RBI single with one out and Venable followed with a two-run single to right. Cameron Maybin ended the stalemate with a leadoff homer as the Braves posted their fifth win in seven home games. Gyorko last played that position in college at West Virginia…. He’s made 63 starts at second base this season.
