With the exception of that one mistake he left out over the plate for Maybin, Rea struck out four batters in 5.2 innings and improved to 2-0 already in his young major league career.
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Odrisamer Despaigne did it last season.
The Atlanta Braves showed some life against their former closer, Craig Kimbrel, in the ninth inning Monday night.
Williams Perez (4-4) worked 6 1/3 innings, allowing four runs, four hits with four walks. “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. 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. Derek Norris hit an RBI single with one out and Will Venable followed with a two-run single to right. But other than that I thought he did a nice job. Cameron Maybin was the hitting star for the Braves as he returned to San Diego for the first time since being traded on the eve of Opening Day. San Diego (-146) is expected to counter with Colin Rea.
Matt Kemp homered to right for San Diego in the fifth, his 14th. He has almost exclusively played either second base or third. You might recall that Will Middlebrooks has even made some starts at shortstop this season. Padres OF Wil Myers (wrist) has increased his swinging regimen and could take batting practice this week….
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Despite a solo shot by the former Padre and current Atlanta brave, the Friars earned a 5-3 victory as they open up a six-game homestand. He has won only once in his last 13 starts and pitched seven innings only three times in that span.
