{"id":813607,"date":"2026-07-21T04:09:10","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T04:09:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/813607\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T04:09:10","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T04:09:10","slug":"elder-goes-6-innings-to-give-braves-bullpen-a-rest-harris-and-albies-homer-in-3-2-win-over-padres","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/813607\/","title":{"rendered":"Elder goes 6 innings to give Braves’ bullpen a rest, Harris and Albies homer in 3-2 win over Padres"},"content":{"rendered":"

ATLANTA — – Bryce Elder<\/a> pitched six strong innings, providing needed rest for an overworked bullpen and leading the Atlanta Braves<\/a> to a 3-2 victory over the San Diego Padres<\/a> on Monday night in the opener of a four-game home series.<\/p>\n

Michael Harris II<\/a> and Ozzie Albies<\/a> homered for the Braves, who used 13 pitchers over the weekend. But Elder (6-6) limited San Diego to two runs – both on homers – and five hits with four strikeouts and a walk.<\/p>\n

Atlanta’s second win over the Padres since the start of the 2025 season started on quiet note. JP Spears (2-3) pitched four shutout innings before Harris homered to right field in the bottom of the fifth, tying the game at 1.<\/p>\n

Braves center fielder Joey Bart<\/a> then drove Mauricio Dub\u00f3n home with a double, giving Atlanta a 2-1 lead.<\/p>\n

Albies hit his 15th homer of the season in the sixth, snapping a 36-inning homer-less streak for Padres lefty Wandy Peralta<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Danny Young<\/a> replaced Elder in the seventh after Ty France<\/a> homered to cut Atlanta’s lead to 3-2. Victor Mederos<\/a> pitched the final 2 1\/3 innings for the Braves and recorded his first career save.<\/p>\n

Manny Machado’s solo home run in the fourth inning was his 20th of the season – a mark that he’s hit in each of his seven seasons with the Padres.<\/p>\n

Sears allowed two runs, one earned, and three hits in five innings.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Braves RHP Reynaldo L\u00f3pez (4-2, 3.50 ERA) will face Padres RHP Walker Buehler<\/a> (5-5, 5.36 ERA) in the second outing of a four-game series on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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