Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres Prediction, 4/14/2022 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres

Date: Thursday, April 14, 2022

Location: Petco Park in San Diego, CA

TV: Bally Sports San Diego

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+100) San Diego (-120)

The Atlanta Braves (3-3) are on their way to Petco Park on Thursday where they will compete against the San Diego Padres (4-2). The odds on this game have the Braves at +100 and the Padres are opening at -120. The total is 8. The men taking the mound will be Charlie Morton and Joe Musgrove.

Atlanta is slugging .413 and have been called out on strikes 54 times, while drawing a walk on 30 occasions. They have accounted for 30 runs batted in in addition to 50 hits this season, while their batting average comes in at .255. The Braves have accumulated 13 doubles as a team and have hit 6 balls out of the park. They have earned 33 runs and hold an on-base percentage of .358. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 5.5 runs per game, which ranks them 5th in the league.

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The Braves have an earned run average of 5.67 over the course of the season (28th in MLB), and their staff has struck out 56 hitters. They have walked 20 players from the other team and their FIP is 3.46 as a squad so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.80 and the pitching staff has recorded a WHIP of 1.30. Braves pitchers have yielded 5 home runs and also 34 runs in total (28th in MLB).

Braves pitchers have entered the contest with players on base 7 times as well as having 3 appearances in high leverage situations. The relief pitchers have notched 2 holds on the year (19th in baseball). The Braves bullpen have recorded a save rate of 100.0% and has come into the game in 4 save situations. They have accumulated 2 saves this year and have not converted 0 of their 2 chances to save the game. The relief pitchers have inherited 10 runners on the season and 60.0% of those runners crossed home plate. The Braves have dispatched 17 relief pitchers to the mound on the campaign.

The Braves have turned 68.8% of baseballs in play into outs out of their 486 innings on the field, which has them sitting 21st in professional baseball. The Atlanta Braves have notched a total of 162 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 48 assists and 2 errors. Their fielding percentage is holding at .991 which puts them in 6th in pro baseball, and have accumulated 3 double plays.

Morton has taken the ball for 1,630 frames and has earned 1,497 K's during his career. Morton (108-95 record in his career) sits with a FIP of 3.71 while he has gone up against 6,975 batters during his time in the major leagues. His earned run average is 4.00 (724 earned runs allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.299. He has conceded 1,540 base hits (8.5 hits per 9 innings) and has 577 free passes.

The Padres hold a team slugging percentage of .359 and they are scoring 4.33 runs per contest (15th in the league). They have recorded 9 doubles, while taking a walk 30 times as well as racking up 26 runs. San Diego has accounted for 4 home runs over the course of the season as well as 23 runs batted in. They have struck out on 56 instances (2nd in MLB) and have tallied 48 base hits. The San Diego Padres are sitting with an OBP of .343 and a team batting average of .242 on the campaign.

The Padres have a WHIP of 1.288 with a FIP of 4.38 as a team so far this year. They have earned a K/BB ratio of 2.07 (56 strikeouts against 27 walks). They have a ranking of 20th in the league as a staff in total hits surrendered with 40. They have surrendered 7 homers and they allow 4.50 runs per 9 innings (18th in the league). The San Diego pitching staff have relinquished 26 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.50 (26 earned runs yielded).

With 13 save situations, the Padres have amassed 7 holds and 2 blown saves. San Diego has had relievers step onto the hill in 5 save chances and they have recorded 3 saves. Their bullpen pitchers have stepped onto the mound 10 times in high leverage situations and on 4 occasions with runners on. San Diego bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score rate of 57.1% out of 7 inherited runners. They sit at 15th in the league holding a save percentage of 60.0%, and they have dispatched 24 relief pitchers to the mound over the course of the season.

In 468 innings played, the Padres hold a defensive efficiency of 73.8% (8th in pro baseball). The San Diego Padres have gotten 7 double plays and have earned a fielding percentage of 1.000 (1st in baseball). The Padres have accrued 48 assists, 0 errors and have amassed 156 putouts for the season.

In his career, Musgrove has surrendered 637 base knocks while he has totaled 676 strikeouts in 684 innings pitched. Musgrove (40-47 career mark) has a 4.01 earned run average and has given up 8.4 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 305 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.189 and having a FIP of 3.8. His K/BB ratio is 3.84 and he has faced 2,858 hitters in his MLB career.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Diego (-120)

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