The Padres have a chance to sweep the Braves after their comeback win over Atlanta in the first half of a doubleheader on Monday.
Dylan Cease has picked up the Padres on multiple occasions in his first season in San Diego. It was time for his teammates to return the favor.
They got one run off him in the 5th inning on an RBI groundout from Jackson Merrill to make it a 5-1 game. Once Lopez was out, the bats took control. Merrill brought in another run with a 2-out single in the 7th inning off reliever AJ Minter. But in the 8th, they really started having fun.Joe Jimenez came on and immediately walked Ha-Seong Kim. We've seen the Padres fall apart after leadoff walks. On Monday it was their turn to make that free pass hurt. Fernando Tatis Jr.
That came in the 9th inning. Closer Robert Suarez got Michael Harris II to hit a little flare to centerfield. It looked like a bloop single until Kim made a tremendous play, sliding under the ball and making a basket catch to steal a leadoff single. Up next was Adam Duvall, who got sawed off by a fastball and hit another soft liner down the right field line. Cronenworth made another fantastic diving catch for the 2nd out.Those are the kinds of things that usually go against the Padres.
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