San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, Pick and Preview, May 15 (5/15): MLB
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- May 14, 2022, 10:20:28 AM
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Odds
| Time | 11:35 p.m. EST |
| Padres money line | -105 |
| Padres run line | +1.5 (-200) |
| Braves money line | -115 |
| Braves run line | -1.5 (+170) |
| Over / under | 8 |
Key stats
| San Diego Padres | Atlanta Braves | |
| Record | 21-13 | 16-18 |
| Road / home record | 11-6 | 10-10 |
| Last 10 record | 6-4 | 5-5 |
| Streak | L1 | W1 |
| Over / under record | 16-17 | 18-13-2 |
| Runs / game | 4.48 | 4.15 |
| Runs allowed / game | 4.09 | 4.48 |
Preview
The Atlanta Braves and the San Diego Padres will play the 3rd game of the series at the Truist Park on Sunday morning. The Braves got the win on Saturday. Marcell Ozuna homered and Austin Riley hit a tiebreaking double during a four-run rally in the eighth inning that lifted the Atlanta Braves to a 6-5 victory.
San Diego Padres
The Padres get here with a 21-13 record and have lost 3 of their last 5 games. The team is averaging 4.48 runs per game with a .233 at bat while allowing 4.09 runs. Manny Machado is leading the team with 7 home runs and 23 RBI and a batting average of .359.
Padres starter Sean Manaea struck out 12 in seven innings. Every Atlanta batter except for Albies whiffed against Manaea.
Probable Pitcher:
Joe Musgrove (4-0, 2.08 ERA) will be on the mound for the Padres in the 3rd game of the series. Musgrove allowed two runs on five hits and a walk, striking out eight in seven innings in a 3-2 win Sunday over Miami. He did not factor into the decision. He threw 6 scoreless innings against the Braves earlier this season.
Atlanta Braves
The Braves get here with a 16-18 record and have won 4 of their last 6 games. The team is averaging 4.15 runs per game with a .228 at bat while allowing 4.48 runs. Austin Riley is leading the team with 7 home runs and 15 RBI while Matt Olson has the better batting average with .262.
Max Fried leads the pitching staff with 4 wins and a 3.14 ERA and 41 strikeouts.
Probable Pitcher:
Kyle Wright (3-2, 3.03 ERA) will be on the mound for the Atlanta in the 3rd game of the series. Wright pitched 4.2 innings, surrendering six runs on seven hits and four walks on his way to a loss against the Red Sox on Tuesday. He struck out four batters. Last time he faced the Padres he allowed 2 runs and struck out 9 across 5 innings pitched.
BETTING TRENDS
San Diego are 4-10 SU in their last 14 games against Atlanta.
The total has gone OVER in 9 of San Diego's last 10 games on the road.
Atlanta are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Atlanta's last 20 games against San Diego.
Prediction
The Padres will send their best Pitcher to try to win this series on the road. Musgrove held the Braves to zero runs earlier in the season and the Padres outscored the Braves 12-1 on that game. Kyle Wright also took the win against the Padres 5-2 in April 15th. This should be a close game but I think the Padres are in better shape right now. Take the Padres.
PICK: Padres ML (-105)
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