Overview
- Rookie Jim Jarvis hit a run-scoring double in a six-run eighth inning that gave the Braves a 7-6 lead and decided the game.
- Raisel Iglesias allowed a two-run homer in the ninth but recorded the final two outs for his 20th save in a tense finish.
- San Diego’s Michael King worked six innings with seven strikeouts and four walks while Atlanta collected seven of its 14 hits during the eighth-inning rally.
- The Braves reinstated Martín Pérez to start and optioned JR Ritchie to Triple‑A; managers’ bullpen choices drew attention after high-leverage use including Mason Miller earlier in the series.
- Coverage flagged unusual game details such as a balk-produced run, a season-high walk rate for Atlanta, and weak quality-of-contact marks, and the win breaks the Braves’ recent pattern of struggling to close home series against the Padres.