The San Diego Padres will take on the Atlanta Braves for a best-of-three series in the National League Wild Card round.
Atlanta Braves (89-73) vs. San Diego Padres (93-69)
Game 1:
Date: Tuesday, October 1
Time: 8:38 pm EST
Broadcast: ESPN
Field: Petco Park, San Diego, CA
Line: San Diego -180 / O/U 7.5
Probable Starting Pitchers
AJ Smith-Shawver (0-0, 0.00 ERA) vs. Michael King (13-9, 2.95 ERA)
Smith-Shawver gets the ball in game one for the Braves, he made one start this season going 4.1 shutout innings, he gave up three hits; walked two, and struck out four. King goes for the Padres he is 13-9 with a 2.95 ERA, a 3.33 FIP, a 1.19 WHIP, a 3.3 BB/9, and a 10.4 K/9 in 173.2 innings. He didn’t pitch against the Braves this season.
2024 Head to Head
Padres vs. Braves
5/17: San Diego won 3-1
5/19: San Diego won 9-1
5/20: San Diego won 6-5
5/20: Atlanta won 3-0
7/12: Atlanta won 6-1
7/13: San Diego won 4-0
7/14: Atlanta won 6-3
San Diego won the season series 4-3. San Diego outscored Atlanta 26-22.
Braves vs. Padres Leaders
Braves:
AVG – Marcell Ozuna – .302
HR – Marcell Ozuna – 39
RBI – Marcell Ozuna – 104
IP – Chris Sale – 177.2
ERA – Chris Sale – 2.38
K – Chris Sale – 225
Padres:
AVG – Luis Arraez – .318
HR – Manny Machado – 29
RBI – Manny Machado – 105
IP – Dylan Cease – 189.1
ERA – Michael King – 2.95
K – Dylan Cease – 224
Braves vs. Padres Numbers
Braves
AVG: .243 (15)
OPS: .724 (12)
R: 704 (15)
HR: 213 (4)
ERA: 3.49 (1)
K: 1553 (1)
WHIP: 1.20 (3)
Padres
AVG: .263 (1)
OPS: .744 (6)
R: 760 (8)
HR: 190 (10)
ERA: 3.86 (12)
K: 1453 (6)
WHIP: 1.22 (6)
