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The San Diego Padres held off the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 win to finish a two-game sweep in the National League wild-card series on Wednesday, setting up an NLDS showdown with the rival Los ...
San Diego held a 5-1 advantage when Musgrove exited after 3 2/3 innings. He struck out four and gave up one run on one hit and no walks. The Padres held on to win the game 5-4 and eliminate ...
Kyle Higashioka's solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 ...
On August 12, 1984, during an afternoon game at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, a series of brawls broke out between the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves over a series of attempted beanings and retaliations. The game ended with a record 13 ejections and also 5 arrests, with a few spectators getting involved in the ruckus. [1]
This is the first postseason match-up between the Braves and Padres since the 1998 NLCS, which was won by San Diego in six games. As the top two seeds, the Los Angeles Dodgers (98–64) and Philadelphia Phillies (95–67) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the NLDS.
(1) Los Angeles Dodgers (NL West champions) vs. (5) San Diego Padres (Wild Card Series winner): Padres win series 3–1. (2) Atlanta Braves (NL East champions) vs. (6) Philadelphia Phillies (Wild Card Series winner): Phillies win series 3–1. The Division Series saw both top seeds lose in the round for the third time in four years.
Braves LHP Max Fried (11-10, 3.25 ERA) and Musgrove (6-5, 3.88) are scheduled to start Wednesday night. Fried is a former Padres farmhand. Musgrove grew up in suburban El Cajon.
The Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres went on to meet in the NL Championship Series (NLCS). The Padres defeated the Braves four games to two to become the National League champion, and lost to the American League champion New York Yankees in the 1998 World Series.