San Diego Padres (55-41) vs. Atlanta Braves (45-47)
July 20, 2021 7:20 pm EDT
The Line: Atlanta Braves / San Diego Padres ; Over/Under: -
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The San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves meet Tuesday in MLB action at Truist Park. The Padres look for a win after splitting their last 10 games. The Braves look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.
The San Diego Padres have scored 41 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in nine of their last 11 games. The Padres have won six of their last nine games when scoring four or more runs. Jake Cronenworth leads the Padres with 100 hits and 40 RBI while Manny Machado and Eric Hosmer have combined for 171 hits and 112 RBI. The San Diego Padres didn’t announce a starting pitcher at the time this article was published.
The Atlanta Braves have scored 20 runs in their last three games and four or more runs in seven straight games. The Braves have won seven of their last 10 games when scoring four or more runs. Freddie Freeman leads the Braves with 96 hits and 54 RBI while Ozzie Albies and Austin Riley have combined for 180 hits and 108 RBI. Touki Toussaint gets the ball, and he was 0-2 with a 8.88 ERA and 30 strikeouts last season. This will be Toussaint’s second career game against the Padres.
The Padres are 6-13 in their last 19 road games and 6-2 in their last 8 during game 1 of a series. The over is 8-3 in Padres last 11 overall. The over is 5-0 in Braves last 5 overall. The Padres are 8-21 in the last 29 meetings in Atlanta and 1-4 in the last 5 meetings.
The Padres are on fire offensively and they’re going up against a banged up Braves team that can lay an egg from time to time. Touki Toussaint wasn’t the toughest pitcher in the world to hit last season in a limited role and this is a tough lineup to make your season debut against. I’ll back the Padres on the road.
