ATLANTA -- For the better part of six innings Saturday, Clayton Richard did what he does best: He got the Braves to hit into outs on the ground -- 14 times, to be exact.
That run of ground balls was briefly interrupted in the sixth inning, when Atlanta's Brandon Phillips and Adonis Garcia lifted consecutive flyballs. Both left the yard -- and they proved to be the difference in a 4-2 loss, the Padres' sixth straight against Atlanta.
In terms of batted balls, Richard put forth one of the strangest pitching lines you'll see.