Braves vs. Padres: Betting Preview for NL Wild Card Game 2
Published 8:24 am Wednesday, October 2, 2024
Jurickson Profar and the San Diego Padres will take on Marcell Ozuna and the Atlanta Braves in Game 2 of the Wild Card round. The first pitch will be thrown at 8:38 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Oct. 2 at PETCO Park. The series is currently 1-0 in favor of the Padres.
At -130, the Padres are listed as the moneyline favorites in this matchup versus the Braves (+110). This matchup has an over/under of 7 runs (over +105; under -125).
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Braves vs. Padres Game Info
- Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
- Time: 8:38 p.m. ET
- Location: San Diego, California
- Venue: PETCO Park
- TV Channel: ESPN2
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo
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Matchup Betting Info
- Moneyline Favorite: Padres -130
- Moneyline Underdog: Braves +110
- Over/Under: 7 runs (Over: +105, Under: -125)
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Braves Probable Starting Pitcher
- Max Fried (11-10) will take the mound for the Braves, his 30th start of the season.
- The left-hander’s last appearance was on Friday, when he threw 8 2/3 scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals while allowing three hits.
- He’s looking to extend his three-game quality start streak.
- Fried has 10 starts in a row of five innings or more.
- He has six appearances this season with zero earned runs allowed out of his 29 chances this season.
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Braves Hitting & Pitching Performance
- The Braves’ 213 home runs rank fourth in Major League Baseball.
- Fueled by 501 extra-base hits, Atlanta ranks ninth in MLB with a .415 slugging percentage this season.
- The Braves have a team batting average of .243 this season, which ranks 15th among MLB teams.
- Atlanta ranks 15th in the majors with 704 total runs scored this season.
- The Braves have the 16th-ranked on-base percentage in MLB this season (.309).
- The Braves rank 23rd in strikeouts per game (nine) among MLB offenses.
- Atlanta has the lowest ERA in baseball at 3.49.
- Atlanta averages 9.7 strikeouts per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-most in the majors.
- The Braves have a combined WHIP of just 1.197 as a pitching staff, which is the third-best in baseball this season.
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