In the 119th game of the Padres' 2015 season and only the second game of his career, Colin Rea became the seventh pitcher in San Diego's franchise history to win back-to-back decisions in his first two career Major League appearances. Thanks to a strong performance by Rea and a strong offensive showing by a pair of Padres sluggers, the Friars downed the Braves by a score of 5-3 in Monday's series opener at Petco Park.
Rea needed only 93 pitches as he tossed 5 2/3 innings against Atlanta, surrendering only two runs on five hits and four strikeouts to improve to a 2-0 record with a 4.