San Diego Padres at Atlanta Braves 5/13/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions
Last Updated: 05/12/2022 at 10:38 PM ET
The San Diego Padres open a three-game series on the road Friday against the Atlanta Braves. San Diego dropped to 20-12 following its 7-5 loss to the Chicago Cubs on Wednesday. San Diego was defeated by Chicago in two out of three games of their series this week. The Padres are second in the National League West ,1 ½ games behind the first-place Los Angeles Dodgers.
Manny Machado is batting .383 to lead San Diego and has seven home runs, 22 RBIs, 46 hits and an on-base percentage of .460 to lead the Padres in each category. Jurickson Profar has the second most home runs for San Diego with five. On Friday, San Diego will send Yu Darvish to the mound. The right-hander is 3-1 with a 4.05 ERA, 28 Ks and 10 BBs.
Atlanta improved to 15-17 following its 5-3 victory over the Boston Red Sox on Wednesday. Orlando Arcia hit a walk-off two run home run in the bottom of the ninth inning for the win. Atlanta has won three of the last four and the Braves are second in the National League East, but trail the first-place New York Mets by six games.
Matt Olson is batting .269 to lead Atlanta and the first baseman has team highs in hits with 32 and on-base percentage at .376. Third baseman Austin Riley is the leader in home runs with seven and catcher Travis d’Arnaud is the leader in RBIs with 15. On Friday, Atlanta will send Max Fried to the mound. The left-hander is 4-2 with a 2.68 ERA, 35 Ks and 2 BBs.
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Atlanta starting pitcher Max Fried has pitched well thus far. The southpaw has allowed a combined four runs on 14 hits across 26 innings in the last four starts resulting in four wins for the Braves. Atlanta has won five of the last seven overall against San Diego and 13 of the last 18 at home against the Padres. San Diego has lost seven of the last nine following a day off. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Braves win 5-2.