Padres defeated the Braves 8-3 as Manny Machado hit two homers and Fernando Tatis Jr. added a 474-foot blast, the season’s longest homer, finishing 3-for-5 with a double and three RBI. Tatis’s homer came off JR Ritchie in the eighth inning, underscoring San Diego’s power surge after the All-Star break, and Jackson Merrill homered earlier in the game as part of a four-homer day for the Padres. Machado’s two-homer night follows a hot stretch since his return, helping San Diego build an early lead and maintain offensive momentum. The Padres’ offense, supported by timely hitting and solid pitching, evened the four-game series at 1-1. The long ball by Tatis and the two-homer night by Machado helped San Diego widen its recent performance and alter the series dynamics.