SAN DIEGO— Tim Stauffer and Will Venable stepped up when the San Diego Padres needed it most. Stauffer escaped a bases-loaded, no-out situation in the top of the 12th and Venable lined a game-winning single in the bottom of the inning off closer Craig Kimbrel to lift the Padres to a 3-2 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Saturday night. Kimbrel (0-3) walked the bases loaded with one out before Venable hit a fastball on a line over the head of right fielder Jason Heyward, who was already playing shallower than normal.
Braves fall to Padres, 3-2, in 12 innings
Atlanta suffers 5th straight defeat after failing to score in top of 12th