Kyle Higashioka's homer keyed a five-run second inning, and the Padres held on to sweep the Braves with a 5-4 win Wednesday night in Game 2 of their wild-card series.
, a top contender for NL Rookie of the Year, followed with a two-run triple as the sellout crowd of 47,705 -- the largest in Petco Park history -- roared.
The Padres, who would love to win a World Series title in memory of late owner Peter Seidler, head up Interstate 5 to facepitched a perfect ninth for the save. As soon as pinch-hitter Travis d'Arnaud's foul pop settled into Higashioka's mitt for the final out, the crowd started chanting"Beat L.A.!"exited early with apparent injuries. Fried left after the second inning.
Musgrove threw two slow curves to fall behind Olson 2-1 with two outs in the fourth and was visited by pitching coach Ruben Niebla. Padres manager Mike Shildt and an athletic trainer joined them, and Musgrove came out. Musgrove, who grew up in suburban El Cajon, had two stints on the injured list with right elbow inflammation this season, costing him a total of 63 games. His second stint sidelined him for 2 1/2 months.
Higashioka became the first Padres catcher to homer in consecutive playoff games. He hit a solo shot in a 4-0 win on Tuesday night. He also homered for theat Petco Park in the 2020 AL playoff bubble, against Tampa Bay in a Division Series game. He was obtained along with right-handerMusgrove fell behind 1-0 after just three batters.
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