Braves vs Padres Picks and Prediction – 10/2/2024

Beautiful Petco Park will play host to a Tuesday night NL Wild Card round battle between the Atlanta Braves and the Atlanta Braves. The Braves (89-73) have been riddled by injuries all season long and won seven of their last 11 games to clinch a wild card spot. In the second game of Monday’s doubleheader, DH Marcel Ozuna delivered a two-run single to lift Atlanta to a 3-0 home victory versus New York. Be ready for the MLB postseason with our free MLB Picks.

Atlanta was hoping to use likely NL Cy Young Award winner Chris Sale in the series opener, but he was dealing with back spasms on Monday. The Braves led the majors with a 3.48 ERA and their starters logged an impressive 75 quality starts. 

The San Diego Padres finished the regular season nine games above .500 at home and are looking for their first World Series title in franchise history. The Padres (93-69) feature a lineup headlined by NL batting champion Luis Arraez (.318 BA) and All-Star 3B Manny Machado (105 RBIs). On Sunday, San Diego rested several of their key players during an 11-2 road loss against Arizona. 

San Diego skipper Mike Shildt has yet to announce his starting pitcher for this contest. The Padres have plenty of talented starters to consider and rank 12th in the majors with a 3.86 team ERA.

Atlanta 3B Austin Riley is still recovering from a hand injury and will not play in the postseason. Through 162 games, Atlanta ranks 12th in OPS and 15th in runs scored. For the season, San Diego ranks 6th in OPS and 8th in runs scored. Take the under. Final Score Prediction, San Diego Padres win 4-2.