Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres

· Major League Baseball

Atlanta Braves

0-1, 0-1 Away

Final
4 - 7

San Diego Padres

1-0, 1-0 Home

Gavin Sheets, Jackson Merrill key Padres' big 7th-inning rally past Braves 7-4 on opening day

Manny Machado's RBI double pads Padres' lead

Fernando Tatís Jr. had three hits, while Luis Arraez and Manny Machado added seventh-inning RBI in a rematch of last season’s wild-card playoff series won by the Padres.

Ozzie Albies hit a two-run homer and drove in three runs for the Braves. Austin Riley also homered.

Chris Sale yielded three runs and six hits over five innings for Atlanta, striking out seven in his sixth opening day start. Last year's Cy Young Award and pitching triple crown winner couldn't pitch against San Diego in the playoffs due to back spasms.

Michael King couldn't escape the third inning for the Padres, allowing three runs on four hits and four walks.

Jurickson Profar got a standing ovation before his leadoff single for Atlanta. Profar spent parts of the past five seasons with San Diego, and he had the best year of his career in 2024 with 24 homers and 85 RBI before signing with Atlanta in January.

Tatís and Machado scored on a first-inning single by Merrill, last season's NL Rookie of the Year.

Pinch-runner Jason Heyward scored the go-ahead run on Arraez's flyout three batters after Sheets' homer. Machado then drove in Tatís with a double, stole third and scored on Merrill's short flyout.

Wandy Peralta (1-0) threw one pitch for San Diego. Robert Suarez allowed two baserunners before securing the save.

Key moment Sheets connected off Héctor Neris (0-1) after San Diego had managed one baserunner in the previous three innings. Sheets surprisingly made San Diego's roster after signing a minor-league deal last month.

Key stat Top prospect Drake Baldwin became the Braves' first starting catcher to make his major league debut on opening day since 1951.

Up next Dylan Cease faces Atlanta's Reynaldo Lopez on Friday night.

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Scoring Summary

	9th Inning	Albies grounded out to second.
	9th Inning	Ozuna struck out swinging.
	9th Inning	Olson walked, Riley to second.
	9th Inning	Riley safe at first on throwing error by shortstop Bogaerts.
	9th Inning	Profar struck out looking.
	9th Inning	Suarez relieved Adam

Statistics

ATL		SD
1	Games Played	1
1	Team Games Played	1
0	Hit By Pitch	0
11	Ground Balls	13
10	Strikeouts	9
4	Runs Batted In	7
0	Sacrifice Hit	1
7	Hits	10
0	Stolen Bases	5
6	Walks	2
0	Catcher Interference	0
4	Runs	7
0	Ground Into Double Play	0
0	Sacrifice Flies	2
35	At Bats	31
2	Home Runs	1
0	Grand Slam Home Runs	0
18	Runners Left On Base	10
0	Triples	0
0	Game Winning RBIs	1
0	Intentional Walks	1
0	Doubles	2
14	Fly Balls	12
0	Caught Stealing	0
195	Pitches	139
0	Games Started	0
0	Pinch At Bats	1
0	Pinch Hits	1
0.0	Player Rating	0.0
1	Is Qualified	1
0	Is Qualified In Steals	1
13	Total Bases	15
41	Plate Appearances	36
324.0	Projected Home Runs	162.0
2	Extra Base Hits	3
4.5	Runs Created	6.5
.200	Batting Average	.323
.000	Pinch Hit Average	1.000
.371	Slugging Percentage	.484
.343	Secondary Average	.387
.317	On Base Percentage	.343
.689	OBP Pct + SLG Pct	.827
0.8	Ground To Fly Ball Ratio	1.1
4.4	Runs Created Per 27 Outs	7.3
29.0	Batter Rating	50.0
17.5	At Bats Per Home Run	31.0
0.00	Stolen Base Percentage	1.00
4.76	Pitches Per Plate Appearance	3.86
.171	Isolated Power	.161
0.60	Walk To Strikeout Ratio	0.22
.146	Walks Per Plate Appearance	.056
.143	Secondary Average Minus Batting Average	.065
8.0	Runs Produced	14.0
1.0	Runs Ratio	1.0
0.5	Patience Ratio	0.5
0.2	Balls In Play Average	0.4
79.0	MLB Rating	93.0
0.0	Offensive Wins Above Replacement	0.0
0.0	Wins Above Replacement	0.0