ATLANTA _ It didn't take long for Braves slugger Freddie Freeman to identify his favorite part of the team's new ballpark. Freeman, who bats lefty, was eager to play in a home park that's just 375 feet to right-center field.
That's where Freeman hit his two-run homer that put the Braves ahead against the Padres in the third inning Monday. The short right-field porch came back to bite the Braves in the eighth when Austin Hedges homered but Freeman countered with his second homer of the game, this time to left-center field, in the bottom of the inning.
That solo shot against reliever Ryan Buchter tied it and the Braves won 5-4 on rookie Dansby Swanson's walk-off single against Brandon Maurer. The Braves swept the four-game series against the Padres.
Freeman delivered his second two-homer game this season and the 11th multiple-homer game of his career. Swanson was 0-for-4 on Monday until his game-winning hit.
Hedges hit a two-out, two-run homer against reliever Arodys Vizcaino to put the Padres ahead 4-3 in the eighth inning. His high fly ball sailed about 330 feet and just cleared the 16-foot wall in right field.
The Padres finally broke through against the home team's bullpen. Braves relievers had pitched 16 1/3 innings without allowing an earned run before Hedges homered.
The Padres got within 3-2 on Allen Cordova's pinch-hit homer to lead off the seventh against Braves starter Jaime Garcia. Jose Ramirez relieved Garcia and struck out both batters he faced to preserve the 3-2 lead.
Vizcaino struck out No. 3 hitter Yangervis Solarte and cleanup man Hunter Renfroe. Ryan Schimp drew the first walk of the season against Vizcaino and Hedges hit the first home run. Luis Sardinas reached base on a throwing error by Vizcaino and Allen Cordova walked before right-hander Luke Jackson replaced Vizcaino and retired pinch hitter Hector Sanchez.
Braves closer Jim Johnson pitched a scoreless ninth inning with help from a slick double play turned by middle infielders Brandon Phillips and Dansby Swanson.
