The San Diego Padres (3-4) and Atlanta Braves (6-1) play the 2nd game of a 4-game series Friday at Truist Park. First pitch is at 7:20 p.m. ET. Let’s analyze BetMGM Sportsbook’s lines around the Padres vs. Braves odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.
Season series: Braves lead 1-0
Atlanta took Thursday’s opener 7-6 on SS Orlando Arcia’s walk-off RBI single in the 9th. The Padres led 6-4 after the top of the 8th, but the Braves scored 2 in the bottom half of the inning and won it in the 9th.
San Diego OF Juan Soto’s slow start continued as he went 0 for 4, dropping his early batting average to .160. The Padres big hit was a 3-run homer from DH Matt Carpenter in the 4th.