San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/7/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

The San Diego Padres (3-3) are hitting the road to Truist Park on Friday where they will play the Atlanta Braves (5-1). The expected starting pitchers will be Nick Martínez and Jared Shuster.

As a squad, the San Diego Padres are putting up 4.2 runs per game, which has them at 18th in baseball. They have racked up 25 runs while holding a team on-base percentage of .303. The Padres have accumulated 13 doubles as a team and have knocked 9 balls out of the stadium. They have amassed 24 runs batted in as well as 44 base knocks for the year, while their team batting average is sitting at .234. San Diego is slugging .447 and have struck out 36 times, while taking a walk on 20 occasions.

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The Padres have a team ERA of 4.67 on the season (15th in the league), and the staff has rung up 54 batters. They have accrued a K/BB ratio of 3.38 and the pitching staff holds a WHIP of 1.30. Padres pitchers have allowed 8 home runs and also 28 total runs (14th in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 16 opposing players and their FIP is 4.24 as a unit for the year.

Padres pitchers have entered the game with runners on 2 times in addition to having 5 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have earned 4 holds on the campaign (11th in the league). The Padres relief pitchers have earned a save percentage of 33.3% and has entered the game in 7 save situations. They have earned 1 save on the campaign and have not converted 2 out of their 3 save chances. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 4 runners this season with 100.0% of those players ended up crossing the plate. The Padres have sent 17 relief pitchers to the hill for the season.

The San Diego Padres have a tally of 162 putouts for the season, in addition to 57 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which puts them in 8th in the majors, and have 7 double plays. The Padres have turned 67.7% of balls hit into play into outs out of 486 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 20th in pro baseball.

Martinez (21-35 career record) is the owner of a FIP of 5.16 while he has faced 2,302 opposing hitters in the majors. He has given up 556 base hits (9.5 hits per 9 innings) and has had 191 free passes. His earned run average is 4.51 (265 earned runs allowed) and he has a WHIP of 1.413. Martinez has pitched in 528 innings and is sitting with 337 punch outs during his career.

The Braves hold a slugging % of .469 and they earn 5.33 runs per outing (10th in the league). They have recorded 10 two-baggers, while getting a free base 20 times and racking up 32 runs. Atlanta has a total of 10 long balls for the season to go along with 29 runs batted in. They have been rung up on 50 occasions (17th in baseball) and are sitting with 59 hits. The Atlanta Braves have accounted for an on-base percentage of .341 in addition to a team batting average of .280 for the season.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.264 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.65 as a unit for the season. They are sitting at 13th in baseball as a staff in total hits surrendered with 47. The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 14 runs for the year and come in with a team ERA of 2.38 (14 earned runs relinquished). Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.95 (39 strikeouts against 20 free passes). They have surrendered 3 long balls and they relinquish 2.38 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball).

Atlanta bullpen pitchers have an inherited score percentage of 11.1% out of 9 inherited runners. Their relievers have come in 3 times in high leverage situations in addition to 8 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 10 save situations, the Braves have amassed 8 holds in addition to 0 blown saves. They are ranked 1st in baseball with a save rate of 100.0%, and they have dispatched 22 relief pitchers onto the diamond over the course of the season. Atlanta has had bullpen pitchers take the mound in 2 save chances and they have recorded 2 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 7 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (9th in the majors). The Braves have racked up 59 assists, 2 errors and have earned a total of 159 putouts during this campaign. In 477 innings on the diamond, the Braves have earned a defensive efficiency of 70.5% (11th in MLB).

Shuster (0-1 mark in his career) is the owner of a 7.71 ERA and has conceded 11.6 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 0.20 and he has gone up against 23 opposing batters thus far in his career. He has allowed 4 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 2.357 and a FIP of 6.0. In his pro baseball career, Shuster has surrendered 6 base hits while tallying 1 strikeouts in 4 innings.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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