ATLANTA – The Atlanta Braves did it again with two outs.

Kelly Johnson came through with a two-out, bases-loaded triple in the sixth inning, and Tim Hudson and the Braves closed a long homestand with a 5-3 victory over the San Diego Padres on Thursday.

The first-place Braves went 7-3 during an 11-day stay at home.

Johnson wasn’t even supposed to be in the lineup. The Braves planned to give him the day off against Padres left-hander David Wells, but that changed shortly before the first pitch when Edgar Renteria was scratched for the third time in four games because of a flu-like symptoms.

The game was tied at 2 when light-hitting Chris Woodward doubled over the head of right fielder Brian Giles, putting runners at second and third with one out in the sixth. Wells struck out Craig Wilson on a checked swing, but that merely put the Braves in a spot where they’ve been at their best all season.

Pinch-hitter Willie Harris walked to load the bases and Wells hung a breaking ball to Johnson, who lined it into the right-field corner to drive everyone home.

The Braves have now scored a major league-leading 88 runs with two outs – more than half of their overall production.

Johnson slapped his hands together after sliding into third, while Padres manager Bud Black strolled slowly to the mound to pull Wells (1-2), who surrendered seven hits and walked four in 5 2-3 innings.

Hudson (4-1) was staked to a 2-0 lead when the Braves put together four straight hits in the first, the last of them run-scoring singles by Andruw Jones and Jeff Francoeur. Wells didn’t surrender another hit until the sixth, while the Padres rallied to tie it up.

Khalil Green led off the fourth with a single and came all the way home on Mike Cameron’s double to left-center. Kevin Kouzmanoff followed with another double to nearly the same spot, evening the score at 2.

Hudson went six, scattering nine hits and working out of jams in the first and third. He got a scare in his final inning when Josh Bard lined a shot off the inside of the right-hander’s left wrist.

The pitcher fell to the ground and remained down while Bard beat out the hit. But, after a quick examination by head trainer Jeff Porter, Hudson threw a warmup toss with no problems and stayed in the game. He got Kouzmanoff to hit into a double play with his final pitch, then was lifted for a pinch-hitter in the bottom half.

Hudson headed to the clubhouse for precautionary X-rays, which were negative. He should be able to make his next start.

The Padres threatened in the seventh, closing to 5-3 on Jose Cruz Jr.’s sacrifice fly. But Chad Paronto escaped further trouble, getting Giles to hit into another inning-ending double play.

Tyler Yates worked a scoreless eighth and Rafael Soriano pitched a perfect ninth for his fifth save in as many chances since taking over as the closer while Bob Wickman is on the disabled list.

Notes: For the second straight game, the Braves did not allow a walk. They have gone 24 innings without issuing a free pass. … Atlanta has another streak going, this one not so enviable. The Braves have gone eight games without a homer, their power drought now at 67 straight innings. … San Diego hopes that RHP Clay Hensley will be able to throw off the mound early next week, then head to the minors for a rehab start. He’s on the DL with a strained right groin.

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