San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves Prediction, 5/19/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Diego Padres vs Atlanta Braves

Date: Sunday, May 19, 2024

Location: Truist Park in Cumberland, GA

TV: Bally Sports South

Truist Park is the site where the Atlanta Braves (26-14) will try to defeat the San Diego Padres (22-24) on Sunday. The pitchers who are expected to start are Joe Musgrove and Reynaldo Lopez.

San Diego has a slugging rate of .396 and have struck out 340 times, while drawing a walk on 148 occasions. They have accumulated 201 runs batted in and 392 base knocks for the year, while their batting average comes in at .253. The Padres have hit 66 two-baggers as a team and have hit 48 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 211 runs while holding a team OBP of .321. As a squad, the San Diego Padres are recording 4.6 runs per outing, which is 10th in baseball.

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

The Padres relievers have a save percentage of 70.6% and has entered the game in 37 save situations. The relief pitchers have inherited 76 runners for the year and 38.2% of those players ended up crossing the plate. Padres pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 52 times and also have had 39 appearances in high leverage situations. The Padres have sent 151 relief pitchers to the hill over the course of the season. The relievers are sitting with 19 holds so far this season (28th in MLB). They have recorded 12 saves on the season and have blown 5 of their 17 save opportunities.

The San Diego Padres are sitting with 1,225 putouts so far this season, as well as 364 assists and 26 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .984 which ranks 15th in MLB, and have a total of 35 double plays. The Padres have turned 70.7% of balls in play into outs in their 3,675 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 10th in baseball.

Musgrove has thrown 997 innings and has totaled 985 punch outs during his career. His earned run average is 3.83 (424 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.180. He has surrendered 925 base knocks (8.3 hits per 9 innings) and has had 252 free passes. Musgrove (63-60 career win-loss mark) has earned a FIP of 3.85 while he has faced 4,154 batters in the majors.

Atlanta has hit 43 HRs this season and 185 RBIs. They have recorded 80 two-baggers, while walking 131 times and racking up 193 runs. The Atlanta Braves have recorded an on-base percentage of .326 as well as a team batting average of .255 on the year. The Braves have a team slugging percentage of .413 and they tally 4.83 runs per contest (6th in MLB). They have been rung up on 345 instances (21st in the league) and have recorded 348 base knocks.

The Braves are sitting with a team WHIP of 1.195 with a FIP of 3.76 as a staff on the year. They currently have a strikeout to walk ratio of 8.60 (343 strikeouts against 119 walks). They are sitting at 3rd in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 309. They have surrendered 40 long balls and they concede 3.64 runs per 9 innings (5th in baseball). The Atlanta pitching staff have allowed 145 runs so far this year while holding an ERA of 3.37 (134 earned runs yielded).

Atlanta bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 31.4% out of their 35 inherited runners. Their relief pitchers have stepped onto the mound 45 times in high leverage situations and on 31 occasions with runners on base. Sitting with 41 save situations, the Braves have accumulated 22 holds in addition to 7 blown saves. They rank 16th in baseball with a save percentage of 63.2%, and they have sent 124 relievers to the hill this season. Atlanta has called on relief pitchers to take the mound in 19 save opportunities and they have tallied 12 saves.

The Atlanta Braves have turned 35 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .991 (1st in professional baseball). The Braves have 397 assists, 13 errors and have earned a total of 1,076 putouts on the campaign. In their 3,228 innings played, the Braves have accumulated a efficiency on defense of 71.2% (7th in the majors).

Lopez (41-50 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 4.15 ERA while giving up 8.3 hits per nine innings. His K/BB ratio is 2.48 and he has faced 3,050 hitters so far in his career. He has given up a total of 332 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.289 and having a FIP of 4.4. During his career, Lopez has given up 663 base knocks while he has accumulated 657 punch outs in 720 innings pitched.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego

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