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Teheran earns 10th win as Braves top Padres 5-3
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Atlanta Braves' Jason Heyward is congratulated in the dugout after scoring against the San Diego Padres on a single by Chris Johnson during the fourth inning on Saturday in Atlanta. - photo by Associated Press
ATLANTA — Freddie Freeman had three hits and an RBI, Julio Teheran earned his 10th win and the Atlanta Braves took advantage of Ordisamer Despaigne's control problems to beat the San Diego Padres 5-3 on Saturday night. Tommy La Stella also had three hits and Chris Johnson drove in two runs as the Braves moved to within 1 1-2 games of NL East-leading Washington, which lost 1-0 to Cincinnati. Teheran (10-6) allowed three runs on nine hits and no walks in six innings.