ATLANTA — Dan Uggla's three-run homer in the third inning gave Atlanta the lead and Paul Maholm threw seven strong innings to lead the Braves to a 6-1 win over the San Diego Padres on Wednesday night. The Braves remained 4½ games behind NL East-leading Washington, which earned a 6-4 win at San Francisco. Uggla is hitting only .215 but has homers in two straight games, giving him 15.
Uggla's 3-run homer leads Braves to 6-1 win over Padres
Atlanta remains 4 1/2 games behind Washington in the NL East
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