ATLANTA – Craig Kimbrel tried his best to say reaching a milestone in his Atlanta homecoming was just another save.
Finally, he had to acknowledge this was different, just as it was for the Upton brothers also returning to Atlanta.
Matt Kemp drove in the go-ahead run with a loud double, Kimbrel earned his 200th career save and the San Diego Padres beat Atlanta 5-3 in 11 innings on Monday night.
Melvin Upton Jr. scored the tying run as a pinch-runner in the ninth inning after a wild pickoff throw and Justin Upton scored the go-ahead run on Kemp’s double in the 11th.
Kimbrel was perfect in the 11th, including a strikeout of Todd Cunningham to end the game.