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The Atlanta Braves completed a four-game sweep of the San Diego Padres at the new Sun Trust park after winning 5-4 on Monday night. Former Vanderbilt star and previous No. 1 draft pick Dansby Swanson drove home the winning walk off run in the 9th giving the team the first walk-off win in their new stadium. Check out the play by play of this hit from the braves radio network.
He hit his first career walk-off AND the first walk-off at @SunTrustPark!@LieutenantDans7 joined #MLBTonight via #BallparkCam! pic.twitter.com/YiJTeLxOW8
— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) April 18, 2017
Dansby Swanson
Swanson was 1-for-16 in the series, but he forgot alla bout that with his bases-loaded walk-off hit. The sweep of San Diego brings Atlanta to a 6-6 record and are one game back from first place. This was the first sweep of the Padres since May of 2003.
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The Padres jumped out to an early 1-0 lead on Atlanta’s starting pitcher Jaime Garcia. That was until Freddie Freeman stepped up and led the team going 4-for-4 with two home runs, two doubles and three RBIs. The Padres regained the lead in the 8th after a two-run homer from Austin Hedges put them up 4-3.
Freeman’s second homer of the day evened the score at 4-4 in the bottom of the 8th. Jim Johnson pitched a scoreless ninth inning and earned the win for the Braves.
Next up, the Atlanta Braves will host a three-game series with the Washington Nationals starting tonight. First pitch from Sun Trust Park is set for 7:35 p.m.
