San Diego beat Atlanta 5-2 on June 24, and the result moved the Padres to 42.4% in BaseChaser's latest playoff odds.
Ty France opened the scoring in the third inning with a solo homer to left field off Martín Pérez, his ninth home run of the season. France added a sacrifice fly in the fourth.
Xander Bogaerts singled in Fernando Tatis Jr. in the fifth to make it 3-0.
Atlanta cut the lead to 3-2 in the sixth on Joey Bart's two-run homer off JP Sears, with Austin Riley aboard.
San Diego answered in the bottom of the sixth. France doubled to lead off the inning, then scored on Samad Taylor's two-run single to make it 5-2.
JP Sears won his season debut, going 5.2 innings with two earned runs, five hits, five strikeouts, and two walks. Jason Adam closed it for his second save.
What It Means
Final: Padres 5, Braves 2.
The Padres improve to 42-37. The Braves fall to 48-31.
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