 Braves defeat the Padres 6-3, closing out the first half before the All-Star break with a win. Look, it's not really the first half. I get that. 95 games down. We've got 67 more to go. But in the parlance of baseball history, that's the end of the first half. Atlanta now 53-42. And with the Diamondbacks' loss today, Atlanta will enter the All-Star break with a four-and-a-half game lead over Arizona, who is the first team out.