The San Diego Padres will host the Atlanta Braves in the second game of the NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday at 8:38 p.m. ET, live on ESPN2 from PETCO Park. The Braves will look to extend the series after losing in Game 1. Oddsmakers have installed the Braves as +105 underdogs, while the Padres are -121 favorites on the moneyline.
San Diego’s Joe Musgrove and Atlanta’s Max Fried have been named the starters for this contest.
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The Padres have won 61 of the 104 games they were favored on the moneyline this season (58.7%).
San Diego has a record of 48-33 when it has played as moneyline favorites with odds of -121 or shorter (59.3% winning percentage).
The Braves have been underdogs in 32 games this season and won 13 (40.6%) of those contests.
Atlanta has entered 12 games this season as the underdog by +105 or more and is 3-9 in those contests.
The Padres have played in 163 games with an over/under set, and have combined with their opponents to go over the total 82 times (82-77-4).
Games involving the Braves have gone over the total set by sportsbooks in 59 of 163 chances this season.
Padres Stats & Insights
The Padres have the No. 8 offense in baseball scoring 4.7 runs per game (760 total runs).
San Diego is 10th in baseball with 190 home runs. They average 1.2 per game.
The Padres’ .263 batting average leads MLB.
San Diego strikes out the least in baseball, averaging 6.6 per game.
The pitching staff for the Padres has a collective 9.1 K/9, the fourth-best in MLB.
San Diego has a 3.86 team ERA that ranks 12th across all MLB pitching staffs.
Braves Stats & Insights
The Braves rank 15th in the majors with 704 total runs scored this season.
Atlanta has hit 213 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the majors.
The Braves rank 15th in MLB with a .243 team batting average.
Atlanta ranks 23rd in strikeouts per game (nine) among MLB offenses.
The Braves average 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the big leagues.
Atlanta has pitched to a 3.49 ERA this season, which ranks first in baseball.
Padres Key Players to Watch
Musgrove makes the start for the Padres, his 20th of the season. He is 6-5 with a 3.88 ERA and 101 strikeouts in 99 2/3 innings pitched.
Jurickson Profar is batting .280 with 24 home runs and 85 RBI for San Diego this season.
Manny Machado leads San Diego in home runs (29) and runs batted in (105) this season while batting .275.
Jackson Merrill has collected 162 base hits, an OBP of .326 and a slugging percentage of .500 this season.
Luis Arraez leads San Diego in batting average (.314) this season while adding four home runs and 46 RBI.
Braves Key Players to Watch
The Braves will send Fried (11-10) to the mound for his 30th start this season.
Marcell Ozuna paces the Braves with 39 home runs and 104 runs batted in, while racking up a team-high batting average of .302.
Matt Olson is batting .247 with 37 doubles, a triple, 29 home runs and 71 walks.
Jorge Soler is batting .241 with 34 doubles, a triple, 21 home runs and 68 walks.
Ozzie Albies is batting .251 with 29 doubles, a triple, 10 home runs and 27 walks.
Padres and Braves Injuries
Padres: Ha-Seong Kim: 10 Day IL (Shoulder), Mason McCoy: 10 Day IL (Back), Stephen Kolek: 60 Day IL (Forearm), Jhony Brito: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Luis Patiño: 60 Day IL (Elbow)
Braves: Austin Riley: 10 Day IL (Hand), Spencer Strider: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Alex Jordan Minter: 60 Day IL (Hip), Angel Perdomo: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Ronald Acuña Jr.: 60 Day IL (Knee), Raymond Kerr: 60 Day IL (Elbow), Chris Sale: day-to-day (Back)
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