Atlanta Braves at San Diego Padres MLB Tips 7/14/2019
Sunday, July 14, 2019
Petco Park
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Probable Pitchers: Mike Soroka vs. Cal Quantrill
Manny Machado and the San Diego Padres (45-46, 4th in NL West) host the Atlanta Braves (55-37, 1st in NL East) at Petco Park on Sunday, July 14, 2019. The Braves open this matchup at -127 while the Padres are coming in at +117. The O/U is set at 9.
The Braves have been strong for wagerers, having gone 55-37-0 SU. The Padres are covering 49.5% of the time, going 45-46-0 straight up. The Braves have been a great pick for baseball bettors as favorites, going 43-21-0 SU. San Diego has gone 22-23-0 straight up as an underdog, so they are covering 48.9% of the time.
Valuable Atlanta Braves Betting Trends
The Braves have been a pretty good Over bet for O/U baseball bettors, having gone 47-40-5.
The Braves are covering 60.0% of the time away from home, having gone 27-18-0 straight up.
Important San Diego Padres Betting Trends
The Padres are covering 47.9% of the time at Petco Park, going 23-25-0 SU.
The Padres have been a pretty good Over bet for O/U baseball bettors, having gone 43-40-8.
Key Atlanta Braves Injuries
7/12/2019 Grant Dayton RP Toe Expected to be out until at least Aug 13
7/8/2019 Ender Inciarte CF Back Expected to be out until at least Jul 15
7/5/2019 Kevin Gausman SP Foot Expected to be out until at least Jul 17
7/2/2019 Darren O'Day RP Forearm Expected to be out until at least Jul 23
7/1/2019 Jacob Lindgren RP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Jul 31
Key San Diego Padres Injuries
7/12/2019 Adam Warren RP Forearm Expected to be out until at least Jul 18
7/12/2019 Brett Kennedy SP Lat Expected to be out until at least Jul 25
7/12/2019 Jacob Nix SP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Jul 24
7/9/2019 Travis Jankowski CF Wrist Expected to be out until at least Jul 16
7/4/2019 Franchy Cordero CF Quadriceps Expected to be out until at least Sep 1
7/2/2019 Jose Castillo RP Forearm Expected to be out until at least Jul 20
7/2/2019 Garrett Richards SP Elbow Out for the season
6/28/2019 Aaron Loup RP Elbow Expected to be out until at least Aug 26
Useful Pitching Statistics
The Braves have a 55-37 overall record this season. Starting pitcher Mike Soroka has a 9-1 record with an earned run average of 2.42 and a WHIP of 1.05 this season. He has 73 strikeouts over his 89.1 innings pitched and he's given up 73 hits. He's allowed 7.4 hits per 9 innings and he has a FIP of 3.09. The bullpen has an earned run average of 3.72 and they have given up 310 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .237 against the bullpen and they've struck out 360 hitters and walked 154 batters. As a team, Atlanta allows 8.7 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.6 batters per nine innings. They are 11th in the league in team earned run average at 4.16. The Braves pitchers collectively have given up 800 base hits and 382 earned runs. They have allowed 113 home runs this season, ranking them 21st in the league. Atlanta as a pitching staff has walked 335 batters and struck out 787. They have walked 3.7 men per 9 innings while striking out 8.6 per 9. They have a team WHIP of 1.38 and their FIP as a unit is 4.45.
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Hitting Statistics
As a team Atlanta is hitting .263, good for 7th in the league. The Braves hold a .464 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .337, which is good for 6th in baseball. They rank 7th in MLB with 9.1 hits per game. Ronald Acuna Jr is hitting .291 with an on-base percentage of .375. He has 106 hits this season in 364 at bats with 54 runs batted in. He has a slugging percentage of .511 and an OPS+ of 125. Freddie Freeman is hitting .306 this year and he has an on-base percentage of .393. He has totaled 110 hits and he has driven in 68 men in 359 at bats. His OPS+ is 146 while his slugging percentage is at .579. The Braves have 836 hits, including 165 doubles and 146 home runs. Atlanta has walked 330 times so far this season and they have struck out 798 times as a unit. They have left 636 men on base and have a team OPS of .801. They score 5.39 runs per contest and have scored a total of 496 runs this year.
Useful Pitching Statistics
San Diego has a 45-46 overall mark this year. With an earned run average of 4.83, Cal Quantrill has a 2-2 record and a 1.37 WHIP. He has 36 strikeouts over the 41 innings he's pitched. He also has given up 43 hits. He's allowing 9.4 hits per nine innings and his FIP stands at 4.76. The bullpen has an earned run average of 4.78 and they have given up 330 base hits on the year. Teams are hitting .251 against the Padres bullpen. Their relievers have struck out 366 batters and walked 108 opposing hitters. As a team, San Diego allows 8.8 hits per nine innings while striking out 8.8 batters per nine innings. They are 15th in the league in team earned run average at 4.54. The Padres pitchers as a team have surrendered 791 base knocks and 409 earned runs this season. They have given up 128 home runs this year, which ranks 13th in Major League Baseball. San Diego as a staff has walked 233 hitters and struck out 797 batters. They give up a walk 2.6 times per 9 innings while they strike out 8.8 per 9. Their team WHIP is 1.26 while their FIP as a staff is 4.30.
Hitting Statistics
As a team, they are batting .242, good for 23rd in the league. The Padres hold a .430 team slugging percentage and an on-base percentage of .306, which is good for 24th in baseball. They rank 25th in MLB with 8.1 hits per contest. Manny Machado comes into this matchup batting .271 with an OBP of .342. He has 91 hits this year along with 59 RBI in 336 AB's. He maintains a slugging percentage of .500 with an OPS+ of 122. Eric Hosmer is hitting .285 this season and he has an OBP of .334. He has collected 101 hits in 354 at bats while driving in 63 runs. He has an OPS+ of 107 and a slugging percentage of .444. The Padres as a unit have 738 base hits, including 128 doubles and 140 homers. San Diego has walked 259 times this year and they have struck out on 880 occasions. They have had 539 men left on base and have an OPS of .735. They have scored 4.45 runs per game and totaled 405 runs this season.
Who will win tonight's Braves/Padres MLB game against the spread?
Josh's Pick: Take the Padres +117
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