The San Diego Padres gave up four runs in the final four innings on Thursday as they lost to the Atlanta Braves 5-4. With the four run rally, the Braves swept th Padres in their three game series.
Joe Thatcher took the loss for the Padres as he gave up three his and a run in the bottom of the ninth inning. Thatcher is now 0-4 on the season and needs to start throwing the ball better before he sees his butt on the bench for every game.
The other four runs by the Braves were all un-earned as the Padres had three errors in the game. Starting pitcher Wilfredo Ledezma allowed one run, Shawn Estes allowed two runs, and Cla Meredith allowed one run.
Kevin Kouzmanoff had two rbi for the Padres as he led them at the plate. Scott Hairston and Khalil Greene both had one rbi in the game as well. The Padres just weren’t productive with runners on base as they left 18 runners on base in the game.
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