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 A Virginia politician was set on fire at his office. One wrong step costs teen at Yellowstone. This Fed decision was unlike any other in decades. An arrest has been made in the Devil's Den murders. Report an error