Braves blow another one in 7-6 loss to Padres

May 29, 2026; Cincinnati, Ohio, USA; Atlanta Braves manager Walt Weiss (22) walks off the field during a pitching change in the fifth inning against the Cincinnati Reds at Great American Ball Park. Mandatory Credit: Katie Stratman-Imagn Images | Katie Stratman-Imagn Images A wild night at Petco Park was capped off by a walk-off single by way of Manny Machado as the Braves fell to the Padres, 7-6, in 10 innings.

class="wp-block-paragraph">This is a bad baseball team at the moment.

class="wp-block-paragraph">The second inning was a doozy for both sides. The Braves loaded the bases and cashed in on a Rowdy Tellez two-run single up the middle to take an early 2-0 lead. Michael Harris then doubled off the wall to make it 3-0, and Matt Olson drew a bases loaded walk to extend the lead to four.

class="wp-block-paragraph">Unfortunately, the lead evaporated in a hurry. JR Ritchie walked the first two batters of the inning — a continuing problem for the rookie — and two duck fart singles found their way through the left side of the infield to make it 4-2. Fernando Tatis Jr. then doubled in a run and Samad Taylor drove in two more to give San Diego the 5-4 lead. In total, the second inning took nearly an hour.

class="wp-block-paragraph">Despite the disastrous second inning, Ritchie settled in nicely and kept things under control over the next three frames. He ended the night with back-t0-back strikeouts, something to build from perhaps. But until he’s able to throw more strikes, the struggles are going to continue.

class="wp-block-paragraph">The Braves tied it in the fourth by way of an Ozzie Albies RBI double. They took a 6-5 lead by way of a no-doubt blast from Mauricio Dubon in the fifth.

class="wp-block-paragraph">In the 7th inning, Walt Weiss inexplicably left Carlos Carrasco out there for a second inning. As literally everyone scratched their heads, Carrasco promptly surrendered a solo homer to Fernando Tatis Jr. to tie things at 6-6. Dylan Lee, Robert Suarez and Raisel Iglesias were all fresh and ready to go. I have no earthly idea what Walt was thinking.

class="wp-block-paragraph">The Braves and Padres will conclude their series on Wednesday evening with Martin Perez and JP Sears set to take the mound. First pitch is an hour earlier at 8:40 p.m. ET.