ATLANTA —
Welcome to the big leagues, kid.
Cal Quantrill may have pitched as well Wednesday night as he has all season. But he was pitching in the major leagues for the first time and doing it against one of the best-hitting teams.
The 24-year-old right-hander went longer than any of the three Padres starting pitchers who debuted before him this season, but he allowed one more run than any of the others and took the decision in a 5-1 loss to the Braves.
Manny Machado’s fourth-inning home run was the totality of the Padres’ offense, which had just four hits in seven innings off Braves starter Max Fried (4-1).