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SB Nation on MSNPadres secure win following base running mistake by BravesRobert Suarez came in for the save in the bottom of the ninth inning and Alex Verdugo singled to start the inning for the Braves. He was replaced by pinch runner Eli White, who advanced to second base on a groundout by Sean Murphy.
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Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking homer off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres overcame a dramatic homer by Ronald Acuña Jr. to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 and end their six-game losing streak.
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Only, his bat didn't quite develop at the big-league level the way the club had hoped, and he ended up batting .209 with a .254 OBP in 247 games with the A's spread over three seasons with the club. In his rookie campaign,
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Braves outfielder Eli White tried to explain what he was thinking when he returned to second base instead of advancing to third on an Ozzie Albies single in the ninth inning of a 2-1 loss to the Padres on Friday night at Truist Park.
The Padres ran into Chris Sale and ran into Ronald Acuña Jr. And then Manny Machado ran into one. And the Padres won. The erstwhile slugger’s first home run in 63 at-bats was the difference on Friday night in a 2-1 victory over the Braves that stopped a losing streak at six games.