Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/12/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres

Date: Friday, July 12, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports South

Petco Park is where the San Diego Padres (49-47) will go up against the Atlanta Braves (51-40) on Friday. The starting pitchers will be Spencer Schwellenbach and Randy Vasquez.

The Braves have recorded 173 doubles as a unit and have hit 104 baseballs out of the park. Atlanta has a slugging % of .406 and have been rung up 811 times, while being walked on 258 occasions. As a squad, the Atlanta Braves are compiling 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in the league. They have earned 374 RBI's as well as 746 base knocks over the course of the season, and their team batting average comes in at .243. They have accumulated 395 runs while having a team OBP of .306.

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They have accumulated a K/BB ratio of 3.12 and the pitching staff has a collective WHIP of 1.19. Braves pitchers have surrendered 78 home runs and 333 runs (1st in the league). Atlanta has surrendered 699 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 309 earned runs. The Braves are sitting with a team ERA of 3.44 so far this year (2nd in the league), and the staff has struck out 814 hitters. Their pitching staff has walked 261 opposing players and their FIP comes in at 3.54 as a squad for the year.

Braves relief pitchers have gone to the mound with runners on 59 times and also have had 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 38 holds this year (26th in the league). The Braves relievers have earned a save percentage of 69.4% and has come into the game in 74 save situations. They have compiled 25 saves over the course of the season and have blown 11 of their 36 save opportunities. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 78 base runners for the year with 33.3% of those runners crossed home plate. The Braves have sent 265 relievers to the hill on the campaign.

The Braves have transformed 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs in their 7,272 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 14th in baseball. The Atlanta Braves have a tally of 2,424 putouts over the course of the season, in addition to 841 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding steady at .988 which puts them in 1st in MLB, and have a total of 75 double plays.

Schwellenbach has taken the hill for 37 innings and is sitting with 38 K's so far in his career. His ERA is 5.08 (21 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.290. He has conceded 39 base hits (9.4 hits per nine innings) with 9 free passes. Schwellenbach (2-4 career mark) has earned a FIP of 5.00 while he has faced 162 opposing batters during his time in the major leagues.

San Diego has 107 HRs over the course of the season to go along with 424 runs batted in. They have notched 138 doubles, while walking 272 times as well as putting up 440 runs. The San Diego Padres are sitting with an OBP of .323 and a team batting average of .261 so far this year. The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .409 and they earn 4.58 runs per game (13th in the league). They have been called out on strikes on 645 instances (29th in MLB) and are sitting with 850 base hits.

The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.276 with a FIP of 3.96 as a staff on the campaign. Their K/BB ratio sits at 8.90 (843 strikeouts vs 279 bases on balls). They rank 24th in MLB as a staff in total hits given up with 803. They have relinquished 108 homers and they concede 4.50 runs per 9 innings (18th in baseball). The San Diego pitching staff have surrendered 424 runs this season while holding an ERA of 4.17 (393 earned runs yielded).

Sitting with 84 save situations, the Padres have 45 holds and 14 blown saves. San Diego has had bullpen pitchers step onto the mound in 38 save chances and they have walked away with 24 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have come in 78 times in high leverage situations and on 99 occasions with runners on. San Diego relievers have an inherited score rate of 38.3% out of 149 inherited base runners. They are currently ranked 16th in the league with a save rate of 63.2%, and they have sent 315 bullpen pitchers to the hill for the year.

In their 7,638 innings on the diamond, the Padres have a defensive efficiency of 68.8% (24th in professional baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 71 double plays and have a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in MLB). The Padres have recorded 751 assists, 48 errors and have earned a total of 2,546 putouts so far this season.

During his MLB career, Vasquez has given up 109 base hits while totaling 71 K's in 96 frames. Vasquez (4-6 career mark) has a 3.94 ERA and has surrendered 10.2 hits per 9 innings. He has given up a total of 42 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.470 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.9. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.22 and he has gone up against 422 opposing hitters so far in his pro baseball career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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