SAN DIEGO, Aug. 29 (UPI) -- Kris Medlen led the Atlanta Braves past the San Diego Padres 2-0 Tuesday with eight solid innings that included five hits and nine strikeouts.
Medlen (6-1) extended his scoreless streak to 28 1/3 innings and nailed down the Braves' third win in their last four games.
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Chris Kimbreal closed out the game for his 32nd save.
Dan Uggla had a solo home run for Atlanta and Chipper Jones drove in a run with a double in the first inning.
Andrew Werner (1-1) took the loss despite a solid six-inning start. Werner was charged with two runs on four hits and fanned seven as the Padres' eight-game winning streak came to an end.
Everth Cabrera had two of San Diego's six hits.