Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 7/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres

Date: Saturday, July 13, 2024

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports South

The Atlanta Braves (51-40) are en route to Petco Park on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the San Diego Padres (49-47). The pitchers taking the mound will be Reynaldo Lopez and Matt Waldron.

As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are earning 4.3 runs per game, which ranks them 17th in baseball. They have tallied 395 runs while holding a team OBP of .306. The Braves have tallied 173 doubles as a unit and have hit 104 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 374 runs batted in and 746 hits on the year, and their average at the plate comes in at .243. Atlanta is slugging .406 and have been called out on strikes 811 times, while being walked on 258 occasions.

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They have a strikeout to walk ratio of 3.12 and the pitching staff holds a collective WHIP of 1.19. Braves pitchers have conceded 78 home runs in addition to 333 total runs (1st in the league). Atlanta has conceded 699 base hits (7.8 per 9 innings) as well as 309 earned runs. The Braves have compiled a team ERA of 3.44 this season (2nd in baseball), and the staff has struck out 814 batters. They have walked 261 opposing hitters and their FIP is 3.54 as a unit so far this year.

Braves relief pitchers have entered the contest with runners on 59 times in addition to having 83 appearances in high leverage situations. The relievers have a total of 38 holds on the season (26th in baseball). The Braves relievers have recorded a save percentage of 69.4% and has entered the game in 74 save situations. They have recorded 25 saves on the year and have missed out on 11 out of their 36 chances to get a save. The relief pitchers have inherited 78 base runners this season with 33.3% of those runners earned a run for their team. The Braves have dispatched 265 relievers to the mound on the season.

The Atlanta Braves have amassed 2,424 putouts on the year, in addition to 841 assists and 38 errors. Their fielding percentage is at .988 which ranks 1st in baseball, and have earned 75 double plays. The Braves have transformed 70.0% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 7,272 innings on the field, which ranks them 14th in professional baseball.

Lopez has pitched in 769 frames and is sitting with 710 strikeouts thus far in his career. Lopez (46-51 career mark) is the owner of a FIP of 3.95 while going up against 3,251 opposing batters in the majors. His earned run average is 4.01 (343 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.281. He has surrendered 702 hits (8.2 hits per nine innings) and has had 283 free passes.

San Diego has hit 107 long balls this season to go along with 424 runs batted in. They have hit 138 doubles, while taking a walk 272 times and putting up 440 runs. The San Diego Padres have earned an on-base percentage of .323 as well as a team batting average of .261 over the course of the season. The Padres hold a team slugging % of .409 and they tally 4.58 runs per game (13th in MLB). They have been rung up on 645 occasions (29th in MLB) and have earned a total of 850 base hits.

The San Diego pitching staff have yielded 424 runs so far this year while holding a team ERA of 4.17 (393 earned runs conceded). They have allowed 108 long balls and they allow 4.50 runs per 9 innings (18th in MLB). The Padres hold a team WHIP of 1.276 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.96 as a unit on the year. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 8.90 (843 strikeouts against 279 walks). They rank 24th in the league as a staff in total hits conceded with 803.

San Diego relievers have an inherited score percentage of 38.3% of 149 inherited base runners. Their relievers have come in 78 times in high leverage situations in addition to 99 occasions with base runners. With 84 save situations, the Padres have 45 holds and 14 blown saves. They rank 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have sent 315 bullpen pitchers to the hill so far this season. San Diego has had relief pitchers enter the game in 38 save chances and they have walked away with 24 saves.

The San Diego Padres have turned 71 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .986 (15th in baseball). The Padres have racked up 751 assists, 48 errors and have earned 2,546 putouts on the campaign. Out of their 7,638 innings on the diamond, the Padres are sitting with a efficiency on defense of 68.8% (24th in professional baseball).

During his MLB career, Waldron has given up 127 base knocks and he has 124 punch outs in 140 innings pitched. Waldron (6-10 record in his career) has a 3.85 ERA and has allowed 8.1 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 60 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.205 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. He has a strikeout to walk ratio of 2.95 and he has gone up against 590 batters so far in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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