Atlanta Braves vs San Diego Padres Prediction, Preview and Odds - 04/15/2022

Game Time: 9:40 pm ET, Friday, April 15, 2022

Venue:  Petco Park, San Diego, CA

Where to Watch:  BSSD

DraftKings:  Moneyline odds:  Braves -105, Padres -115; Over/Under:  8 runs

Bet365:  Moneyline odds:  Braves -110, Padres -110; Over/Under:  8.5 runs

BetMGM:  Moneyline odds:  Braves -105, Padres -115; Over/Under:  8 runs

 

Atlanta Braves:  3-4 (3rd place, NL East)

San Diego Padres:  4-3 (4th place, NL West)

 

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Atlanta Braves:  3-4 last 10

San Diego Padres:  4-3 last 10

 

 

 

The Braves are coming into this game with a 3-4 record overall and they will be playing their 2nd road game of the regular season in this game. They have lost 3 of their last 4 games and are coming into this one off of a loss in their last game. They just lost their 3-game series against the Washington Nationals 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Padres on Friday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday night with the series opener still to be played on Thursday night. Charlie Morton is the starting pitcher for them on Thursday while Kyle Wright will be on the mound for them here on Friday. He is 1-0 with a 0.00 ERA this season. His team won his first game this season with him as a starter. In his last start, he allowed 0 ER, 0 HRs, and 1 BB with 6 Ks on 2 hits in 6 IP against the Cincinnati Reds. They scored 19 runs in their last series averaging just over 6 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 18 runs against them averaging 6 runs allowed per game.

 

The Padres are coming into this game with a 4-3 record overall and they will be playing their 2nd home game this season where they will be in this game. They are coming into this game on a 2 game losing streak. They just lost their 3-game series against the San Francisco Giants 2-1 and they are playing the 2nd game of a 4-game series with the Braves on Friday night. This will be the 2nd game of the series on Friday night with the series opener still to be played on Thursday. Joe Musgrove is the starter for them on Thursday while there is no probable pitcher starting yet for them here on Friday. They scored 7 runs in their last series averaging just over 2 runs scored per game in that span and they allowed 17 runs against them averaging just under 6 runs allowed per game with the final game of that series still pending.

 

The Braves are coming into this game off of a bad start to their season after winning the World Series last season. They have already played 2 series and have not won either one with their toughest opponent yet coming in this series. They have been very inconsistent with their hitting as they scored 16 runs in one game the other day but scored a combined 3 runs in the other 2 games of that series. They do have some decent pitching on the mound here though and they are going up against a Padres side that has not decided on a pitcher for this game yet. The Padres came out flying in their first series against the D-backs but their bats went cold in their last series against the Giants, losing that series to them. Both of these teams can hit the ball well at times but both have also been very inconsistent with their hitting to start the season. The advantage in this game will go to the better pitching and right now the Braves have that matchup as Wright had a very good first start. The Braves should bounce back here after a bad series against the nationals and the Braves will get the win on the road here.

 

Braves Padres Prediction:  Our MLB Pick for Friday, April 15, 2022 (9:40 pm ET start time) is Braves 6 Padres 3.

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Atlanta Braves: 145-111 (+8.1u) ML in all games. 66-53 (+10.3u) ML in road games. 31-23 UNDER on the road when the money line is +125 to -125.

San Diego Padres: 122-113 (-31.2u) ML in all games. 15-18 (-11u) ML against NL East opponents. 22-12 UNDER in April games.

 

 

Atlanta Braves:  R. Acuna Jr. (LF) Early May - Knee injury. K. Yates (RP) Mid Aug - Elbow injury. L. Jackson (RP) out for season - Elbow injury.

San Diego Padres:  B. Snell (SP) Doub Fri - Groin injury. L. Garcia (RP) Late April - Oblique injury. M. Clevinger (SP) Late April - Knee injury.

 

 

 

"I'm always confident. I'm always positive. I don't want to have anything negative. Just come in and be ready for the game and do damage. If I get a good pitch to hit, I'll swing." - Marcell Ozuna after their win against the Nationals on Tuesday.

 

 

"He was fantastic. He's a No. 1 starter for a reason on a really good team. He's got a really good sinker, really good changeup off that and a good breaking ball. Once he got past the first inning he really got into a rhythm." - Bob Melvin on Logan Webb in his team’s loss against the Giants on Wednesday night.

 

 

 

Ozzie Albies (S) 2B

Matt Olson (L) 1B

Austin Riley (R) 3B

Marcell Ozuna (R) LF

Eddie Rosario (L) RF

Adam Duvall (R) CF

Dansby Swanson (R) SS

Alex Dickerson (L) DH

Manny Pina (R) C

 

Trent Grisham (L) CF

Manny Machado (R) 3B

Jake Cronenworth (L) 2B

Luke Voit (R) DH

Eric Hosmer (L) 1B

Jurickson Profar (S) LF

Wil Myers (R) RF

Jorge Alfaro (R) C

C.J. Abrams (L) SS

 

 

Batting Average:  Matt Olson (.391)

Hits:  Matt Olson (9)

Home Runs:  Marcell Ozuna (2)

RBI:  Marcell Ozuna (5)

Stolen Bases:  N/A

Wins:  Bryce Elder (1)

Saves:  Will Smith (1)

ERA:  Kyle Wright (0.00)

 

Batting Average:  Jose Azocar (.500)

Hits:  Eric Hosmer (8)

Home Runs:  Jurickson Profar (2)

RBI:  Jurickson Profar (7)

Stolen Bases:  Ha-Seong Kim (1)

Wins:  Steven Wilson (2)

Saves:  Taylor Rogers (3)

ERA:  Pierce Johnson (0.00)

 

Managers:

Atlanta Braves: Brian Snitker (7th season)

San Diego Padres: Bob Melvin (1st season)