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On August 12, 1984, during an afternoon game at Atlanta–Fulton County Stadium, a series of brawls broke out between the San Diego Padres and the Atlanta Braves over a series of attempted beanings and retaliations. The game ended with a record 13 ejections and also 5 arrests, with a few spectators getting involved in the ruckus. [1]
The 1998 National League Championship Series (NLCS), to determine the champion of the National League in Major League Baseball’s 1998 postseason, was played from October 7 to 14 between the East Division champion and top-seeded Atlanta Braves and the West Division champion and third-seeded San Diego Padres.
This is the first postseason match-up between the Braves and Padres since the 1998 NLCS, which was won by San Diego in six games. As the top two seeds, the Los Angeles Dodgers (98–64) and Philadelphia Phillies (95–67) earned a first-round bye and home-field advantage in the NLDS.
Kyle Higashioka's solo homer started a five-run rally against an ailing Max Fried with two outs in the second inning, and the San Diego Padres held on to sweep the Atlanta Braves with a 5-4 ...
Braves vs. Padres underway in San Diego. Michael King starts for the Padres against the Braves, with 21-year-old AJ Smith-Shawver getting the nod for Atlanta.
On June 20 the Braves were 39-29 and in second place, 1½ games out of first. By the end of June they were 43-35 and three games out of first. July would prove to be tougher for the Braves however. Atlanta went 5-12 to begin the month of July. On July 19 the Braves owned a 48-47 record and were seven games out of first and still in second place.
Matt Waldron struck out a career-high 10 and the San Diego Padres bounced back after being swept in their last series with a 3-1 win over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Waldron (2-5) gave up ...
The 2005 National League Division Series (NLDS), the opening round of the 2005 National League playoffs, began on Tuesday, October 4, and ended on Sunday, October 9, with the champions of the three NL divisions—along with a "wild card" team—participating in two best-of-five series.