How the game was won: The Padres scored three runs in the second inning and cruised to a 5-2 win against the Braves in a series opener Monday at Petco Park. Braves rookie Williams Perez (4-4) lost his fourth consecutive start, allowing hits to four of the first five batters in the second inning, then a Matt Kemp opposite-field homer in the fifth that pushed the lead back to three runs, 4-1. Cameron Maybin had his fifth consecutive two-hit game for the Braves including his career-high 10th homer, after winning Sunday's game with a walkoff homer in the 10th against Arizona. Jace Peterson had an RBI single in the ninth off Craig Kimbrel before Kimbrel struck out Nick Swisher and got Andrelton Simmons on a fly out with two on to end the game.
Number: 8. Consecutive Padres home wins against the Braves. The Braves' last win in San Diego was a 2-0 shutout on Aug. 28, 2012, when Kris Medlen threw eight innings of five-hit ball with nine strikeouts and no walks.
What's next: The Braves and Padres play the second game of their three-game series Tuesday at 10:10 p.m., with former Padres prospect Matt Wisler (5-2, 4.74 ERA) starting for the Braves against right-hander James Shields (8-5, 3.89).
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