Padres defeat Braves to win Wild Card Series, advance to NLDS against Dodgers – NBC 7 San Diego

When the dust settled, the Padres had a 5-1 lead and Fried’s night was over. Unfortunately, this soon also applied to Joe Musgrove.

The Padres starter allowed a leadoff double to Michael Harris II on the first pitch of the game and then retired 11 straight Braves hitters. With two outs in the 4th inning, Higashioka called time and went to check on his starter. Musgrove was eventually removed and went to the dugout with a trainer. The team says it’s due to tightness in his pitching elbow, which could mean his season ends sooner than his team’s.

It’s a good thing the Padres have strengthened their bullpen all year. Bryan Hoeing got the Padres through the 5th inning, allowing one run on a solo home run by Jorge Soler. Jeremiah Estrada ran into some trouble in the 6th, allowing two hits and a few other hard hit-outs. With runners on the corners, manager Mike Shildt didn’t want to take any chances.

The captain brought in Tanner Scott, one of the dirtiest lefties in the game, against Atlanta slugger Matt Olson. Scott is usually a late-inning specialist, but this might have been the game’s biggest moment, so along came Scott, who won the duel of southpaws and got Olson to turn to left fielder Jurickson Profar to end the threat .

Scott managed a scoreless score in the 7th inning, but the Braves have a championship pedigree. They came too late. Michael Harris II hit a 2-run home run off Jason Adam, cutting the lead to 5-4 and putting the 47,705 fans at Petco Park on edge. The largest crowd in the ballpark’s history could only wait to see if closer Robert Suarez could slam the door.

It’s been something of a roller coaster ride for the All-Star flamethrower lately, but he managed to go 1-2-3 innings while touching 102 MPH on the radar gun as the crowd immediately went “BEAT LA” shouts broke out! HIT LA!”

San Diego begins the National League Division Series against the Dodgers on Saturday evening at 5:30 p.m. in Los Angeles. The game will be broadcast on FS1.

The San Diego Padres defeated the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 victory in Game 2 of their NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday night. For the second time in nine days, good things were flowing.