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Machado homers in 9th as Padres overcome Acuña's dramatic return, beat Braves 2-1 to end 6-game skid
- Manny Machado hit a ninth-inning homer off Raisel Iglesias to lead the San Diego Padres to a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on May 23, 2025.
- The Padres snapped a six-game losing streak after Ronald Acuña Jr. Returned from injury and hit a 467-foot first-inning home run in his season debut.
- Acuña, the 2023 NL MVP, crushed the first pitch from Nick Pivetta and also contributed defensively by throwing out Elias Díaz at second base in the eighth inning.
- Machado’s fourth home run of the season, which broke a 1-1 deadlock, came off Iglesias, who fell to 3-4, while Robert Suarez successfully secured his 16th save despite a difficult ninth inning.
- The Padres’ victory halted their offensive slump and allowed the series to continue with Grant Holmes and Michael King, both right-handed pitchers, scheduled to start Saturday’s game.
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ATLANTA — The Padres ran into Chris Sale and ran into Ronald Acuña Jr. And then Manny Machado ran into one. And the Padres won. The erstwhile slugger’s first home run in 63 at-bats was the difference on Friday night in a 2-1 victory over the Braves that stopped a losing streak at six games. “Thank God,” Machado recalled thinking as he watched his 422-foot blast fly. Machado’s fourth homer of 2025, tied for the fewest he has ever had 49 games int…
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Manny Machado, Padres beat Braves in Ronald Acuna Jr.'s return
Manny Machado hit a solo homer in the ninth inning to help the visiting San Diego Padres end their six-game losing streak with a 2-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday in the opener of their three-game series.
St Catharines Standard
The Toronto StarMachado homers in 9th as Padres overcome Acuña’s dramatic return, beat Braves 2-1 to end 6-game skid
ATLANTA (AP) — Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking homer off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres overcame Ronald Acuña Jr.'s home run in his season debut to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday night…
Idaho Press
Machado homers in 9th as Padres overcome Acuña's dramatic return, beat Braves 2-1 to end 6-game skid
ATLANTA (AP) — Manny Machado hit a tiebreaking homer off Raisel Iglesias in the ninth inning and the San Diego Padres overcame Ronald Acuña Jr.'s home run in his season debut to beat the Atlanta Braves 2-1 on Friday night…
Machado, Sheets homer as Padres snap 6-game losing streak with win over Braves
When a team is struggling it looks to its leaders to set things right. On Friday night the Padres captain lived up to his responsibility. Manny Machado launched a 9th inning missile into the left field seats at Truist Park in Atlanta to give the Padres a 2-1 win over the Braves, snapping San Diego’s six-game losing streak and giving...
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