San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 4/9/2023 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, April 9, 2023

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: ESPN

The San Diego Padres (3-4) are on their way to Truist Park on Sunday where they will take on the Atlanta Braves (6-1). The pitchers taking the mound will be Seth Lugo and Dylan Dodd.

The Padres have hit 14 doubles as a squad and have hit 11 baseballs out of the park. San Diego is slugging .443 and have struck out 48 times, while taking a walk on 27 occasions. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.4 runs per game, which ranks them 18th in baseball. They have accrued 29 runs batted in and 51 hits on the campaign, and their batting average is .231. They have accounted for 31 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .311.

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The Padres have an earned run average of 5.06 so far this year (20th in the league), and the staff has struck out 61 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 23 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.44 as a squad this year. Their K/BB ratio is 2.65 and their pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.45. Padres pitchers have surrendered 9 home runs in addition to 35 total runs (22nd in MLB).

The Padres have sent 21 relievers to the mound on the season. The relievers have inherited 7 runners for the season and 57.1% of them crossed the plate. They have compiled 1 save for the season and have blown 3 of their 4 save opportunities. The Padres bullpen have accumulated a save percentage of 25.0% and has come into the game in 8 save situations. The relief pitchers have notched 4 holds so far this year (13th in baseball). Padres bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the hill with runners on base 3 times in addition to having 8 appearances in high leverage situations.

The San Diego Padres have accumulated 188 putouts on the year, in addition to 64 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .992 which has them ranked 8th in MLB, and they have turned 8 double plays. The Padres have converted 66.4% of balls hit into play into outs in their 564 innings on the field, which ranks them 22nd in MLB.

Lugo has pitched in 501 frames and has accumulated 515 strikeouts so far in his MLB career. His ERA is 3.44 (192 ER's allowed) and he has a career WHIP of 1.156. He has conceded 443 hits (7.9 hits per 9 innings) and has 137 free passes. Lugo (33-24 career mark) holds a FIP of 3.62 while he has faced 2,072 hitters in the major leagues.

The Braves hold a team SLG% of .484 and they are recording 5.57 runs per contest (9th in MLB). They have recorded 15 doubles, while walking 27 times as well as earning 39 runs. Atlanta has a total of 11 home runs so far this season to go along with 36 RBIs. They have been called out on strikes on 57 instances (12th in baseball) and are sitting with 72 base hits. The Atlanta Braves have an OBP of .357 and a batting average of .290 on the campaign.

The Atlanta pitching staff have conceded 20 runs on the season while having an ERA of 2.90 (20 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 5 long balls and they relinquish 2.90 runs per 9 innings (6th in the league). The Braves have a team WHIP of 1.306 in addition to having a FIP of 3.99 as a pitching staff so far this season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 1.89 (51 strikeouts against 27 bases on balls). They come in at 16th in baseball as a staff in total hits given up with 54.

Atlanta has called on relief pitchers to enter the game in 3 save opportunities and they have earned 2 saves. They are ranked 14th in the league with a save rate of 66.7%, and they have dispatched 26 relievers to the mound so far this year. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 6 times in high leverage situations in addition to 8 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relievers hold an inherited score rate of 11.1% out of their 9 inherited base runners. Sitting with 11 save situations, the Braves have accumulated 8 holds and 1 blown save.

Out of their 558 innings played, the Braves have earned a efficiency on defense of 70.5% (11th in pro baseball). The Atlanta Braves have gotten 8 double plays and have notched a fielding percentage of .988 (13th in MLB). The Braves have accrued 69 assists, 3 errors and are sitting with 186 putouts so far this season.

In his career, Dodd has surrendered 6 hits while he has earned 3 strikeouts in 5 frames. Dodd (1-0 career win-loss record) has a 1.80 earned run average and has surrendered 10.8 hits per 9 innings. He has surrendered 1 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.200 and having a FIP of 2.0. He has a K/BB ratio of 0.00 and he has faced 19 batters thus far in his career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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