Rookie Rea wins 2nd straight start for Padres, 5-3 vs Braves

Williams Perez is slated to start for the Braves (+135) as the two clubs open a three-game set Monday.

Craig Kimbrel, obtained from the Braves the day before the season started, pitched a shaky ninth for his 34th save.

Padres rookie Colin Rea, among the few pitching prospects not traded by San Diego last offseason, made his second major league start and allowed five hits and two runs in 5 2/3 innings. Rea struck out four, walked one and threw 93 pitches, including 56 for strikes. The 22-year-old rookie from Ohio settled for a no-decision at Tampa Bay on Wednesday after allowing two runs and seven hits in five innings. “The Braves trailed 3-0 before his leadoff homer in the fourth, Maybin”™s career-high 10th of the season.

Road woes have been a season long issue for the Atlanta Braves, nearly 20 games under. Venable drove in two of the Padres’ three runs in the second. Cameron Maybin, Jace Peterson and Matt Wisler were all part of the Padres organization last season. Kemp, with a 10-game hitting streak, smacked his 14th homer of the year in the fifth.

Rea will be making his second career start since being summoned from Triple-A El Paso. Derek Norris beat out an infield RBI single with one out and Venable followed with a two-run single to right.

This is notable because Gyorko has never played shortstop as a professional. 1B Yonder Alonso returned to the Padres’ lineup after getting struck in the temple by OF Justin Upton’s helmet on Saturday….

The Braves are 2-16 with a 5.25 ERA and 45 runs scored in their past 18 road games, compared to 19-11 with a 3.22 ERA and 110 runs in their past 30 home games.