Atlanta Braves: Three takeaways from well-rounded win over Padres

The Atlanta Braves once again reached the .500 mark and assured themselves of at least a series split with a 5-1 victory over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night.

It was one of the more well-rounded wins of the year for this Atlanta Braves ballclub, a performance that included both terrific pitching and big hits.

Starting pitcher Max Fried continued his remarkable ace-like work on the mound, pitching a season-high seven innings while allowing just one run and fanning seven.

The bullpen for Atlanta put up two scoreless frames over the 8th and 9th innings, including a perfect ninth from A.J. Minter.

The Braves’ offense, even with a couple of starters out of the lineup, managed to rake up five runs on nine hits, with an impressive six of those nine hits going for extra-bases.

The tally included four doubles, a triple, and a homer, with all of those extra-baggers – minus the home run – coming against Padres starter Cal Quantrill, who was making his major-league debut.

For Atlanta, it’s huge to get back to a .500 record (15-15), and a great way to start the month of May against a team in San Diego that had been pretty tough to tame prior to this current series at SunTrust Park.

Atlanta also keeps pace with the first-place Philadelphia Phillies in the National League East, as the Braves remain just two games back in the race of a cutthroat division.

Here are three more takeaways from Atlanta’s 5-1 victory against the Padres on Wednesday night.