ATLANTA — The homer (and some insurance runs) did it this time.
It saved the Padres from their first losing streak in nearly a month. It saved Wil Myers from having to lament a costly blunder. It saved Robert Suarez from shouldering the weight of another lost lead.
Ha-seong Kim, after a series of long and far outs in the past couple weeks, finally put one where no one could catch it — into the visitors’ bullpen beyond left field — to put the Padres on top for good, and three relievers and four runs in the ninth inning kept them there in an 11-6 victory over the Braves on Friday.
