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Martinez was at just 65 pitches through five innings, so he was left in to face the top of the order for a third time with a 3-1 lead in the sixth. He got two outs, but then Eric Wagaman singled. It brought up Agustín Ramírez, who had already reached twice. Terry Francona stuck with Martinez, only to watch him give up an RBI double. Martinez was pulled with a 3-2 lead at that point, and Graham Ashcraft finished the sixth without further trouble. Alas, Ashcraft went on to give up the tying and go-ahead runs in the seventh. Martinez remains 0-3 with a 5.40 ERA. He’ll face the Cardinals next.

Tromp entered this game in the seventh inning after Mike Yastrzemski pinch-hit for Sandy León in the prior frame. That’s meaningful as the Braves try to work out their catching tandem in the wake of Drake Baldwin’s oblique injury. Also, it was meaningful because Tromp had run-scoring hits in both the 10th and 11th innings including the walk-off single. Both balls were hit hard as well. Neither of these catchers have ever been much of hitters, but Tromp projects slightly better and could be moderately interesting in two-catcher formats with both Baldwin and Sean Murphy out for an extended period.

Elder just keeps doing it. The addition of a new cutter this season has continued to be invaluable to his approach against left-handed batters. Again here he worked that pitch along with his fastball in on their hands to keep them honest and not allow them to dive out over the plate to hit his changeup or slider on the outer half. He’s still yet to give up more than three earned runs in any start this season and in the three where he allowed exactly three, he at least pitched into the seventh inning in each. At this point, it’s difficult not to trust him with a 1.97 ERA. 0.99 WHIP, and 64:22 strikeout to walk ratio over 72 2/3 innings so far this season. He’s scheduled to face the Red Sox in Boston next time out.

Abrams will not stop hitting. He hit a game-tying home run in the eighth inning of this one and then what felt like it would’ve been the clinching two-run triple in the 10th. Alas, the Braves stormed back to take this one, but those three runs batted in brought Abrams’ total to 45 on the season, which leads the league. His .947 OPS is also fifth-highest as he’s put together the best offensive stretch of his career so far this season.

Mikolas genuinely pitched well here. He kept the ball down, consistently got ahead in the count, and worked mostly quick and painless innings against this tough Braves lineup. It’s always dangerous playing this game, but if we took out Mikolas’ 11-run blow-up against the Dodgers in early April, he’d have a 3.99 ERA. That’s a lot different than the 6.17 ERA he currently has. That start against the Dodgers is also the only time he’s allowed more than four earned runs in any start this year. Again, that’s not the best way to approach this, but his command has been good and has a deep enough repertoire to be moderately effective… sometimes. Just be ready for the next blow-up that’s lurking around the corner

The 31-year-old outfielder snapped a 3-3 tie as he deposited a 3-2 changeup from Jeffrey Springs into the seats in left field for a 401-foot (102.9 mph EV) solo shot, giving the Padres a lead they wouldn’t relinquish. Laureano finished the evening 1-for-3 and is now hitting .217/.297/.385 with six homers and 20 RBI on the season.

Castellanos ambushed a first-pitch sweeper from Jeffrey Springs in the fifth inning, launching a 382-foot (107.2 mph EV) solo shot that tied the game at 3-3. That would be his only hit in three at-bats on the night. The 34-year-old has had a rough year offensively so far, slashing a miserable .198/.226/.366 with four homers and 19 RBI in 106 plate appearances.

Machado evened up the score in the home half of the first inning as he crushed an 0-1 fastball from Jeffrey Springs for a 370-foot (109.6 mph EV) two-run shot. That would be his only hit in the ballgame. On the season, the superstar third baseman is slashing an anemic .179/.271/.347 with eight homers, 24 RBI and just one stolen base across his first 200 plate appearances.

Buehler struck out four batters on the night but he also issued four free passes. The A’s scratched out a pair of runs against him in the opening inning, then tacked on another on an RBI single off the bat of Henry Bolte in the fourth inning. The 31-year-old hurler got eight swings and misses on 85 pitches on the night, posting a CSW of 29 percent. He’ll tote an uninspiring 5.05 ERA, 1.40 WHIP and a 41/18 K/BB ratio (46 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s tilt against the Phillies.

Bolte worked Walker Buehler for a one-out walk in the second inning but wound up getting stranded at second base. He then delivered an RBI single in the fourth inning that gave the A’s a 3-2 lead before getting caught trying to steal second base. He also reached on an infield single in the sixth inning. The 22-year-old outfielder has impressed in his limited action with the A’s so far, slashing .310/.382/.345 with three RBI and three stolen bases (in five attempts) through his first 34 plate appearances.

Springs struck out three batters in the ballgame while issuing three free passes. Unfortunately for him, all three of the hits that he allowed left the yard — with Manny Machado belting a two-run shot in the opening inning while Nick Castellanos and Ramon Laureano added solo homers in the fifth and seventh respectively. Springs got 11 whiffs on 95 pitches on the night, registering a CSW of 26 percent. He’ll look to get back in the win column as he brings a 4.11 ERA, 1.17 WHIP and a 50/19 K/BB ratio (61 1/3 innings) into Wednesday’s matchup against the Mariners.