San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/18/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Padres.TV

Odds/Point Spread: San Diego (+184) Atlanta (-220)

The Atlanta Braves (26-14) will compete against the San Diego Padres (22-24) at Truist Park on Saturday. The moneyline on this contest has San Diego at +184 and Atlanta is at -220. The total is set at 8.5. The expected starting pitchers are Yu Darvish and Bryce Elder.

As a squad, the San Diego Padres are notching 4.6 runs per game, which is 10th in MLB. They have accumulated 211 runs while having a team OBP of .321. The Padres have compiled 66 doubles as a squad and have knocked 48 baseballs out of the park. They have earned 201 runs batted in and 392 base knocks this season, and their batting average comes in at .253. San Diego is slugging .396 and have been rung up 340 times, while drawing a walk on 148 occasions.

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The Padres are sitting with a team ERA of 4.12 so far this season (19th in MLB), and their staff has rung up 396 hitters. Padres pitchers have allowed 53 home runs in addition to 207 total runs (22nd in the league). They have walked 141 players from the other team and their FIP sits at 4.04 as a unit on the year. San Diego has conceded 360 base hits (7.9 per 9 innings) and also 187 earned runs. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.81 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.23.

The Padres relievers have earned a save percentage of 70.6% and has come into the game in 37 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 base runners for the year and 38.2% of those players ended up scoring. Padres pitchers have gone to the mound with players on base 52 times in addition to having 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 151 relievers to the hill on the year. The relievers have recorded 19 holds on the season (28th in baseball). They have 12 saves so far this season and have missed out on 5 out of their 17 save opportunities.

The Padres have turned 70.7% of balls in play into outs out of their 3,675 innings, which has them ranked 10th in baseball. The San Diego Padres have notched a total of 1,225 putouts on the campaign, in addition to 364 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which ranks 15th in pro baseball, and they have turned 35 double plays.

Darvish has pitched in 1,665 innings and is sitting with 1,966 strikeouts in his career. His earned run average is 3.56 (659 earned runs allowed) and his WHIP is 1.136. He has given up 1,357 base knocks (7.3 hits per nine innings) and has had 534 walks. Darvish (106-86 career mark) has earned a FIP of 3.50 and he has faced 6,840 opposing hitters in the majors.

The Braves hold a slugging percentage of .413 and they are scoring 4.83 runs per game (6th in baseball). They have put up 80 doubles, while taking a walk 131 times as well as racking up 193 runs. Atlanta has accounted for 43 HRs this year as well as 185 runs batted in. They have been called out on strikes on 345 occasions (21st in MLB) and have accounted for 348 base knocks. The Atlanta Braves have accumulated a team OBP of .326 as well as a team batting average of .255 on the year.

The Braves have a WHIP of 1.195 and are the owners of a FIP of 3.76 as a unit over the course of the season. Their K/BB ratio comes in at 8.60 (343 strikeouts against 119 bases on balls). They are currently ranked 3rd in baseball as a staff in total hits relinquished with 309. They have surrendered 40 home runs and they relinquish 3.64 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have surrendered 145 runs this season while having a team ERA of 3.37 (134 earned runs relinquished).

Atlanta has called on relievers to step onto the hill in 19 save chances and they have tallied 12 saves. They are currently ranked 16th in the league with a save rate of 63.2%, and they have sent 124 relief pitchers to the hill for the year. Their relief pitchers have taken the field 45 times in high leverage situations and on 31 occasions with runners on base. Atlanta relievers have an inherited score rate of 31.4% out of their 35 inherited runners. Sitting with 41 save situations, the Braves have 22 holds and also 7 blown saves.

The Atlanta Braves have gotten 35 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in the majors). The Braves have 397 assists, 13 errors and have a total of 1,076 putouts during this campaign. In their 3,228 innings on the field, the Braves are sitting with a defensive efficiency of 71.2% (7th in professional baseball).

In his pro baseball career, Elder has allowed 230 hits while totaling 191 K's in 249 innings. Elder (15-9 career mark) has a 3.75 earned run average while conceding 8.3 hits per 9 innings. He has conceded a total of 104 ER's while holding a WHIP of 1.299 and a FIP of 4.3. His K/BB ratio is 2.03 and he has gone up against 1,051 opposing hitters thus far in his career.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Diego (+184)

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