Padres 9, Braves 0
SAN DIEGO -- The San Diego Padres' James Shields pitched six shutout innings and Melvin Upton Jr. hit a pair of two-run homers as San Diego thumped the Atlanta Braves, 9-0, on Tuesday.
Shields (9-5) allowed five hits, walked two and struck out seven as the Braves lost their ninth straight at Petco Park. It was Shields' second win in 14 starts and his first at home in more than a month.
It was the center fielder Upton's seventh multi-homer game, with his second home run to left field coming in the seventh.
San Diego hit two homers in its five-run sixth inning in which it sent 11 batters to the plate against three Braves relievers.
Second baseman Yangervis Solarte hit a three-run shot into the second deck, which followed Upton's two-run blast.
Also in the inning, left fielder Justin Upton doubled, shortstop Alexi Amarista singled, with second baseman Cory Spangenberg and pinch-hitter Brett Wallace drawing walks.
Matt Wisler (5-3) worked five innings and was charged with two runs, six hits and two walks. The former Padre walked two.
After Shields stifled the Braves, Odrisamer Despaigne and Kevin Quackenbush blanked them the final three innings.
Atlanta has lost 17 of their past 25 games and are 11-24 since July 8.
The Padres stretched their lead in the fourth to 2-0 on an RBI single by center fielder Melvin Upton Jr. He knocked in catcher Derek Norris after his double.
The Braves loaded the bases in the fourth when catcher A.J. Pierzynski walked before base hits by third baseman Adonis Garcia and second baseman Jace Peterson. But Shields struck out first baseman Joey Terdoslavich and induced shortstop Andrelton Simmons to hit into a 6-4-3 double play, with first baseman Yonder Alonso making a nifty scoop on second baseman Cory Spangenberg's relay.
Wisler wiggled from a jam in the first when he walked third baseman Yangervis Solarte and left fielder Justin Upton. But Wisler wasn't as fortunate in the third.
Spangenberg laced a one-out triple to right-center field. Right fielder Matt Kemp followed with a sacrifice fly to center for a 1-0 Padres lead.
In the second, the Braves wasted a leadoff double by Garcia as Shields countered with two strikeouts and a ground out.
NOTES: The Padres traded OF Will Venable to the Rangers for minor league C Marcus Greene Jr. and a player to be named later. ... INF Jedd Gyorko was rested after his first start at shortstop. ... INF Alexi Amarista started his team-high 73rd game at short. ... Braves 1B Freddie Freeman (oblique, wrist) will be activated off the disabled list for Wednesday's game. ... SS Andrelton Simmons hasn't committed an error since June 15.