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 Padres currently lead the series 1-0.
The Padres (-130), according to oddsmakers, are moneyline favorites in this contest against the Braves (+110) Bookmakers have set the over/under for this matchup at 7 runs.
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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 to the mound for the Braves and make his 30th start of the season.
- The left-hander last pitched on Friday, when he allowed three hits in 8 2/3 scoreless innings against the Kansas City Royals.
- He’s going for his fourth quality start in a row.
- Fried has pitched five or more innings in 10 straight games and will look to extend that streak.
- 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 have hit 213 homers this season, which ranks fourth in the big leagues.
- Fueled by 501 extra-base hits, Atlanta ranks ninth in MLB with a .415 slugging percentage this season.
- The Braves rank 15th in MLB with a .243 team batting average.
- Atlanta has scored the 15th-most runs in the majors this season with 704 (4.3 per game).
- The Braves have an on-base percentage of .309 this season, which ranks 16th in the league.
- The Braves rank 23rd in strikeouts per game (nine) among MLB offenses.
- Atlanta has the first-best ERA (3.49) in the majors this season.
- Atlanta strikes out 9.7 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, first-best in MLB.
- The Braves have a combined 1.197 WHIP as a pitching staff, third-lowest in MLB.
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