SAN DIEGO — Wednesday at raucous Petco Park, the Padres were seemingly cruising toward a wild-card sweep of the Atlanta Braves when potential disaster struck. With two outs in the top of the fourth and the Padres leading 5-1, veteran right-hander Joe Musgrove threw a 75.2 mph curveball to Matt Olson...
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