Instead, he was tasked with gutting through five frames in the Braves’ eventual 7-4 loss to San Diego Thursday in the season opener. He threw 29 pitches in the opening inning, s ...
Pinch-hitter Gavin Sheets’ tying homer kicked off the Padres’ four-run rally in the seventh inning, Jackson Merrill drove in four runs and San Diego beat the Atlanta Braves 7-4 Thursday on opening day ...