Padres Struggle in Atlanta | San Diego Padres News

The Padres dropped a gritty 3-2 opener in Atlanta, with Manny Machado and Ty France launching homers—but the offense couldn’t carry the day after a big scoring weekend. Facing two playoff contenders on this critical road trip, they’re three games back in the Wild Card chase, and their performance could dictate trade deadline moves. Machado hit his 20th homer (a franchise record for 20-homer seasons) and made headlines with a rare bunt single—his first since 2017, and one of only three in his career that came in games where he also homered. JP Sears pitched well, going five innings and allowing just two runs, but the offense failed to support him, especially after he gave up a tying homer and go-ahead double. With playoff spots on the line, the bats need to wake up fast. Listen in comfort:Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/e5150020e780b999