Padres right-hander Michael King was scratched from his scheduled start about 40 minutes before Saturday's game against the Atlanta Braves. The Padres announced King would not pitch due to right shoulder stiffness.

The San Diego Padres will be without starting pitcher Michael King against the Atlanta Braves after he was scratched with shoulder tightness.

Atlanta Braves faced defeat against San Diego Padres. A base-running mistake by Eli White proved costly. This happened in the ninth inning. White's error prevented the Braves from tying the game. Manager Brian Snitker acknowledged the error's impact.

San Diego Padres right-handed pitcher Michael King was scratched from Saturday's start because of right shoulder stiffness, the team announced less than an hour

A ninth-inning baserunning gaffe by Eli White sealed the Brave's fate and overshadowed the triumphant return of superstar Ronald Acuña Jr.

Padres have lost six in a row to fall into third in NL West; Braves have rebounded since losing first seven games of the season

Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking homer off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres overcame a dramatic homer by Ronald Acuña Jr. to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 and end their six-game losing streak.

Robert Suarez came in for the save in the bottom of the ninth inning and Alex Verdugo singled to start the inning for the Braves. He was replaced by pinch runner Eli White, who advanced to second base on a groundout by Sean Murphy.

The Atlanta Braves set off the fireworks early in Friday night's game at Truist Park. The San Diego Padres played spoiler late.

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Nick Pivetta allowed a home run on the first pitch he threw and then worked six scoreless innings; Gavin Sheets homers for third time in two games