The Atlanta Braves and San Diego Padres meet Tuesday in MLB action at Petco Park. Here’s a Padres vs Braves Prediction. This article will include a Padres vs Braves Pick.
Atlanta Braves Betting Preview
The Atlanta Braves are 48-29 on the year and play the Giants and Cardinals next. The Atlanta Braves are batting. 252 on the season and have a .316 OBP and a .418 slugging percentage. The Atlanta Braves’ pitching staff has a 3.38 ERA and a 1.20 WHIP. Ozzie Albies leads the Atlanta Braves with 83 hits and 41 RBI, while Matt Olson and Michael Harris II have combined for 159 hits and 92 RBI.
JR Ritchie gets the ball for the Atlanta Braves, and he is 1-2 with a 4.54 ERA and 30 strikeouts this season. This will be Ritchie’s first career game against the San Diego Padres.
San Diego Padres Betting Preview
The San Diego Padres are 40-37 on the year and play the Cubs and Dodgers next. The San Diego Padres are batting. 219 on the season, have a .293 OBP, and have a .363 slugging percentage. The San Diego Padres’ pitching staff has a 3.85 ERA and a 1.30 WHIP. Fernando Tatis Jr. leads the San Diego Padres with 83 hits and 26 RBI, while Jackson Merrill and Xander Bogaerts have combined for 119 hits and 60 RBI.
Griffin Canning gets the ball for the San Diego Padres, and he is 1-5 with a 6.64 ERA and 41 strikeouts this season. Canning is 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA and 6 strikeouts in his career against the Atlanta Braves.
Why the San Diego Padres will win
- The Padres have won each of their last seven home games against the Braves.
- The Braves have lost each of their last six games at Petco Park against teams that held a winning record.
- The Braves have failed to cover the run line in each of their last seven games as favorites.
- The underdogs have covered the run line in each of the Braves’ last six games.
- The Braves have trailed after 3 innings in four of their last five games as favorites against National League opponents.
- The Braves have trailed after 5 innings in each of their last five night games.
Why the Atlanta Braves will win
- The Padres have lost eight of their last nine games following a win.
- The Braves have won 10 of their last 11 games as road favorites against National League opponents.
- The Braves have covered the run line in 10 of their last 11 games as road favorites against National League opponents.
- The Padres have failed to cover the run line in each of their last four games against National League opponents following a win.
- The Braves have led after 5 innings in four of their last five games as road favorites against National League opponents.
Total Runs Facts
- Eight of the Padres’ last nine home games against NL East opponents have gone UNDER the total runs line.
- Seven of the Braves’ last eight games as favorites against NL West opponents have gone OVER the total runs line.
- There has been no run scored during the first inning in each of the Padres’ last nine night games against National League opponents.
- There has been at least one run scored in the first inning in 16 of the Braves’ last 17 games as road favorites against National League opponents.
San Diego Padres Player Prop Facts
- Manny Machado has hit a home run in three of the Padres’ last four games against the Braves.
- Fernando Tatis Jr. has recorded at least one hit in each of the Padres’ last 13 home games against NL East opponents.
- Griffin Canning has recorded five or more strikeouts in each of his six previous appearances at Petco Park.
Atlanta Braves Player Prop Facts
- Ronald Acuna Jr. has hit at least one home run in four of his last five road appearances.
- Ozzie Albies has recorded at least one hit in each of the Braves’ last 10 games as favorites against the Padres.
Matchup/League Facts
- The Padres rank 30th in the league for hits this season (551).
- The Padres rank 30th in the league for batting average this season (.219).
- The Braves rank 2nd in the league for ERA this season (3.38).
- The Braves are one of only three teams in the league to rank in the top 10 in both home runs and batting average this season.
Padres vs Braves Prediction
These lineups are too talented to put up another stinker like they did last night. These are also two shaky arms as Ritchie is a rookie with a 4.54 ERA and 1.37 WHIP. Ritchie has allowed 10 earned runs in his last 14 innings. Canning has a 6.64 ERA and 1.57 WHIP through 42 innings. Canning has also walked 10 in his last 14.1 innings and has allowed 12 runs in his last 19.1 innings. I expect some offense in the second game between these sides. Give me the over.