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Saturday's MLB: Ozuna homers in 8th inning, Braves rally to beat Padres 6-5

Atlanta — Marcell Ozuna homered and Austin Riley hit a tiebreaking double during a four-run rally in the eighth inning in the Atlanta Braves' 6-5 victory over the San Diego Padres on Saturday.

The Braves tagged reliever Steven Wilson (3-1) for Ozzie Albies’ RBI single, Ozuna’s two-run homer and Riley’s go-ahead hit.

Atlanta Braves' Marcell Ozuna (20) celebrates after hitting a two-run home run in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres, Saturday, May 14, 2022, in Atlanta.

The game appeared to turn in San Diego’s favor in top of the eighth when first baseman Matt Olson misplayed Trent Grisham’s grounder for a two-base error with one out. Grisham advanced on Will Smith’s wild pitch and scored on Jorge Alfaro’s single to tie it at 2.