Ho Hum, Another Routine Victory: Braves 7, Padres 5

In a tight, tense, thrilling game Saturday night, the Braves beat the Padres 7-5 in 10 innings. Props to San Diego for starting at 5:40 Pacific time, rather than a couple of hours later as the night before. Otherwise I would have gone to bed and missed one of the most exciting games of the year.

The game started a lot like Friday’s game. Donaldson hit another bomb to right center after a Swanson walk, giving the Braves a 2-0 lead. In the bottom of the first, Julio hung a slider to Machado, who hit a no doubter line drive to left. But he struck out Tatis and Reyes on sliders that didn’t hang, so it was 2-1 after one.

After the first, Tony Lucchesi settled down and held the Braves in check…