The Atlanta Braves top prospect had a first in his career but the lineup as a whole couldn't get it done yet again

Yuli Gurriel broke a scoreless tie with a two-out pinch-hit single in the seventh inning. Three relievers who don’t usually find themselves protecting a one-run lead late in games did so. And the find-a-way Padres beat the Braves 1-0 to remain undefeated three games into the season.

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When rookie catcher Drake Baldwin and Spencer Schwellenbach formed the battery the Braves used in a 1-0 loss to the Padres on Saturday at Petco Park, it marked just the second time they had ever worked together in a regular season game at the professional level.

The Padres looked much like the team that flourished last summer, running and rallying their way to success against the Braves.

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