Sports | baseball Norton's Pinch-Hit Lifts Braves Past Padres By Doug Sweeney Posted May 8, 2008 1:02 AM CDT Copied Atlanta Braves' Mark Teixeira breaks his bat as he grounds out in the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres Wednesday, May 7, 2008 in Atlanta. Atlanta won 5-2. (AP Photo/John Bazemore) Pinch-hitter Greg Norton broke a seventh-inning tie with a bases-loaded single and the Atlanta Braves beat the San Diego Padres 5-2 on Wednesday night for their fifth straight win. Tim Hudson (5-2) gave up six hits and two runs in seven innings. He walked three and struck out three. Manny Acosta recorded the final two outs for his third save. Read These Next Noem, Pritzker clash after agents shoot woman in Chicago. A Delta flight got wild with an allegedly unruly passenger. A naughty rabbit kicked off the 51st season of Saturday Night Live. Homeowners are increasingly becoming 'accidental landlords.' Report an error