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ATLANTA (Interstat) — Walker Buehler takes the mound for the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night as they continue a four-game series against the Atlanta Braves at Truist Park. First pitch is set for 7:20 p.m. under partly cloudy skies with temperatures near 85 degrees. Buehler (5-5) will face a Braves lineup that has not announced its starting pitcher. The Padres (49-50) enter the game after a 19-2 rout of Kansas City on Sunday, while the Braves (57-41) beat Texas 8-5 on the same day. San Diego won three of four matchups against Atlanta earlier this season, including a 1-0 victory on June 22, but the Braves took Monday’s series opener 2-1. Players to watch San Diego first baseman/third baseman Ty France has been a driving force in recent games. Over his last four contests, France has homered three times and driven in seven runs. He had two hits and a home run in Sunday’s blowout win, and went 2-for-3 with another homer on July 11 against Toronto. Atlanta catcher Drake Baldwin produced a perfect day Sunday, going 5-for-5 with two home runs and two RBIs against the Rangers. Over his previous 10 games, Baldwin has posted seven multi-hit performances, highlighted by a 3-for-4, five-RBI effort on July 17 against Texas. Recent results San Diego comes off an explosive offensive showing Sunday, when Jackson Merrill went 4-for-6 with two home runs and four RBIs, and Fernando Tatis Jr. added a homer and four RBIs. The Padres have alternated wins and losses over their last six games. Atlanta has won four of its last six contests. Austin Riley homered twice and drove in four runs Sunday to support starter Grant Holmes, who allowed three earned runs over five innings. The line Atlanta has been installed as a -1.5 favorite. The over/under is set at 9.5 runs. Interstat’s game simulator projects a 6-5 victory for the Braves. Series outlook The teams close the four-game set Wednesday and Thursday before diverging schedules. San Diego heads to Miami for a weekend series, then returns home to face Colorado. Atlanta travels to Baltimore for three games after facing the Padres, then visits the New York Mets.

