Nick Pivetta allowed just one hit over seven shutout innings Sunday as the San Diego Padres completed a four-game sweep of the visiting Atlanta Braves with a 5-0 win.
Sunday at 7:10 p.m. ET, with the Padres on a three-game winning run.The Padres are favored at home (-125) against the Braves (+106).
Nick Pivetta threw seven innings of one-hit ball in a brilliant debut with the Padres and Manny Machado returned to the lineup and hit an RBI double as San Diego beat the Atlanta Braves 5-0 on Sunday night to sweep a season-opening,
They drop the finale 5-0 to be swept in the opening four-game series of the season. They’ve now been shutout in back-to-back games. "Well, I mean, it's bad - 0-4 is pretty bad," Braves manager Brian Snitker said.
The Braves have now gone 18 innings without scoring a run, with their last tally coming in the fifth inning of Friday's game. In total, they've managed just seven runs across the four games—an offensive output not seen in a series since June 9-11, 2017, when they posted a meager six runs over four games against the Mets.
The Padres are now 4-0 to start the season for just the second time in franchise history. The only time prior that the Padres had started a season 4-0, was 1984, when they went on to eventually win the National League Pennant that season.
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Fernando Tatis Jr. hit a leadoff homer and Jake Cronenworth hit a go-ahead shot leading off the eighth inning to give the San Diego Padres a 4-3 win against the Atlanta Braves.
Schwellenbach gave up one hit in six scoreless innings, but the Braves went 0-for-6 with runners in scoring position in Saturday's loss.
San Diego Padres star third baseman Manny Machado departed Saturday's 1-0 victory against the visiting Atlanta Braves due to right calf tightness.