SAN DIEGO — Manny Machado homered and Michael King pitched seven strong innings for his first win since May 18 as the San Diego Padres beat the Atlanta Braves 1-0 on Monday night.
The Braves, who sit atop the National League East Division with a 6 1/2-game lead over the second-place Philadelphia Phillies, lost for the eighth time in 11 games to fall to 48-29 and were overtaken by the NL West-leading Los Angeles Dodgers for the best record in Major League Baseball.
The Padres, coming off a 4-5 road trip in which they faced the Baltimore Orioles, St. Louis Cardinals and Texas Rangers, improved to 40-37 and are second in the NL West. This was their first of three games against the Braves before hosting the Dodgers (50-29) for three games this weekend.
Machado homered into the home team’s bullpen beyond the center-field fence leading off the fourth inning against Atlanta starter Grant Holmes (4-4). Machado came in hitting just .179 but connected for his team-leading 14th homer and 43rd RBI of the season.
Machado also doubled leading off the eighth for San Diego’s fourth hit of the game. Ten of his past 13 hits have been for extra bases.