Back-to-back home runs from Brandon Phillips and Adonis Garcia in the sixth inning proved the difference in the Atlanta Braves’ 4-2 win over the San Diego Padres on Jackie Robinson Day on Saturday night at SunTrust Park.
Leading off the sixth, Phillips — an African-American playing the same second base position that Robinson occupied much of his career and wearing cleats in honor of No. 42 — took a 2-0 pitch below the knees and smashed it over the center field fence to give Atlanta a 3-2 lead in the ball game.