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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