 allowed four hits with no walks in his longest career start and lowered his ERA to 2.11. He had seven strikeouts and recovered after giving up a fourth-inning homer to Manny Machado.It was the third start - and second straight - without a walk for Fried this season. Braves starters have walked at least one batter in every other game.''The game plan was to try to throw strikes with all my pitches and really just be on the attack,'' Fried said.Fried acknowledged he was ''a little juiced up'' in his first career start against San Diego, the team that made him the No. 7 overall pick in the 2012 draft. The left-hander was traded to Atlanta as part of the 2014 deal that sent outfielder Justin Upton to San Diego.''He's fun to watch,'' said Charlie Culberson, who singled and scored in Atlanta's three-run seventh. ''You see him and he's so easy. His mechanics are smooth.'' The Braves led 2-1 before scoring three runs in the seventh off Luis Perdomo. Ronald Acuna Jr. drove in Culberson from third base with a pinch-hit infield single as catcher Francisco Mejia dropped Machado's throw when shifting to make the tag. Swanson followed with a two-run homer.The Padres loaded the bases against Jacob Webb with no outs in the eighth but couldn't score. Tomlin fielded Franmil Reyes' weak grounder on the mound and threw to the plate to force Ian Kinsler for the first out. Tomlin then struck out Machado and Hunter Renfroe.''There's no situation that fazes him,'' Braves manager Brian Snitker said of Tomlin. ''If they hit him, they hit him, but he's going to get it over.'' Quantrill (0-1) overcame a shaky first inning to give up two runs on six hits and one walk in 5 2/3 innings. The son of former major league pitcher Paul Quantrill and a 2016 first-round draft pick, Quantrill was called up from Triple-A El Paso before the game.Atlanta's first three batters against Quantrill hit the ball hard. Ozzie Albies hit a triple to right field and scored on Swanson's long fly ball. Freddie Freeman added an opposite-field double past Renfroe in left field but was stranded on second base.Acuna had been 3 for 19 in the homestand and was rested before his pinch-hit single. He stayed in the game.Left-hander A. J. Minter, whose recent struggles threatened to cost him the closer's job, pitched a perfect ninth in a non-save situation.TRAINER'S ROOMPadres: RHP Phil Maton was optioned to Triple-A El Paso and RHP Miguel Diaz (torn meniscus) was transferred to the 60-day injured list to clear a roster spot for Quantrill.Braves: 3B Josh Donaldson was held out for the second straight day with right calf soreness. Snitker said Donaldson was better and ''hopefully'' will start on Thursday. ... CF Ender Inciarte (tightness in right hamstring) started after being limited to pinch-hitting on Tuesday night.ANOTHER FIRST-TIME STARTERQuantrill became San Diego's fourth starting pitcher to debut this season, following Pedro Avila, Nick Margevicius and Chris Paddack.POWER SURGESwanson's 25 RBIs lead the Braves. He also matched Albies and Acuna for the team lead with his sixth homer.UP NEXTPadres: LHP Matt Strahm (0-2, 3.04 ERA) takes the mound when the four-game series ends on Thursday. He has a 1.50 ERA over his last four starts.Braves: RHP Mike Foltynewicz (0-0, 6.00), who came off the IL on April 27, will make his second start of the season. He is 1-1 with a 5.40 ERA in three career starts against the Padres.---More MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/-Sports)
Padres' Quantrill set for major league debut at Atlanta Manny Machado may be the temporary fix at shortstop while the San Diego Padres are without exciting rookie Fernando Tatis Jr.Tatis was placed on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain on Tuesday prior to the second game of the four-game set at Atlanta. The Braves took the opener 4-3 on Monday before the Padres responded with a 4-3 decision Tuesday. The series continues Wednesday evening.There is no immediate date set for the return of Tatis, who is still undergoing tests to reveal the extent of his injury.The rookie shortstop, batting .300 with six home runs, was injured on Sunday when he stretched to receive a throw on a force out at second base. Tatis walked off the field on his own power, but wasn't in the lineup on Monday."We care a lot about him, we think a lot of him, we love the way he's stared his big league career," San Diego manager Andy Green said. "We're going to take care of him. We're going to put him in the position where he has his best shot at health for a long period of time." Machado has extensive experience at shortstop in recent seasons after playing third base exclusively for the first three seasons of his career. He played shortstop 147 games between the Baltimore Orioles and Los Angeles Dodgers in 2018 and has played in 201 games at the position.Among other options for the Padres at shortstop is Ty France, who made his major league debut on Friday. France entered Monday's game at third base, his first appearance in the field, and started there Tuesday while Machado shifted to shortstop.Greg Garcia, who started at second base Tuesday, and Luis Urias, now in Triple-A El Paso, have also started at shortstop this season for the Padres.The Braves have their own injury issues. Third baseman Josh Donaldson missed the Tuesday game due to right calf soreness and could be out on Wednesday. Atlanta is trying to be careful with Donaldson, who also dealt with calf issues each of the previous two seasons."After the game (Monday), he had some shallow pain," Braves manager Brian Snitker told reporters. "Situations like that, you can't tell until the next day when they come in. There's evidently a little something there. So we're just going to err on the side of caution." The pitching matchup Wednesday features Atlanta lefty Max Fried (3-1, 2.30) vs. San Diego right-hander Cal Quantrill, who will make his major league debut.Quantrill, the Padres' first-round draft choice in 2016, was ranked as the team's No. 12 prospect. He started five games for Triple-A El Paso this season and produced a 4.68 ERA, a number inflated by the eight runs he gave up in his first outing. Since then Quantrill's ERA is 2.96.Quantrill, 24, is the son of former major league pitcher Paul Quantrill."It's a dream come true," Quantrill told the media. "In relative terms, I didn't spend all that long in the minors, but it feels like I've been waiting forever for this, so I'm excited to be here." Fried has been the Braves' best starting pitcher since he joined the rotation on April 4. He is coming off a subpar effort on April 26 against the Colorado Rockies, however, when he gave up four runs on seven hits in 5 1/3 innings with eight strikeouts and no walks.Fried has made quality starts in four his five starts and has benefited from good run support (5.8 runs per outing). He has never faced the Padres in his career.--Field Level Media
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