Facing his former team, Kimbrel pitched a scoreless ninth inning for his 35th save, helping the Padres complete a three-game sweep of the Braves heading into the team's off-day Thursday.
Using the fastball-slider combination that's worked well for him, Kelley struck out Andrelton Simmons, walked Ryan Lavarnway and finished off both Nick Swisher and Michael Bourn on strikeouts to hold a 3-1 lead.
"I was trying to pitch to my strengths, really," Kelley said after the game. ".