The San Diego Padres (50-52) will look to Jackson Merrill, who is riding a two-game home run streak, when they face the Atlanta Braves (59-42). The Braves are moneyline favorites (-262) for this matchup with the Padres (+208), which starts at 12:15 p.m. ET on Thursday at Truist Park. Atlanta has Chris Sale starting things off, while San Diego counters with Griffin Canning.

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Braves vs. Padres betting lines

• Favorite: Braves (-262)
• Underdog: Padres (+208)
• Over/under: 8

Braves betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Braves betting info

• The Braves are 47-27 in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 63.5% of those games).
• Atlanta has played as moneyline favorites of -262 or shorter in only one game this season, which it lost.
• Based on this contest’s moneyline, the Braves have an implied win probability of 72.4%.
• Atlanta has played in 100 games with set over/under, and have combined with opponents to go over the total 49 times (49-46-5).
• The Braves have collected a 54-46-0 record ATS this season (covering 54% of the time).

Braves hitting info

• Matt Olson paces the Braves in home runs (26) and runs batted in (60).
• Olson ranks seventh in homers and 24th in RBI among all hitters in baseball.
• Olson brings a two-game hitting streak into this game. During his last five outings he is hitting .263 with a double, four walks and an RBI.
• Ozzie Albies has 21 doubles, 15 home runs and 30 walks while hitting .262.
• Albies ranks 60th in home runs and 42nd in RBI among hitters in MLB.
• Michael Harris II has racked up a team-high batting average of .296 while leading the Braves in runs batted in (60).
• Mauricio Dubon has 21 doubles, two triples, 10 home runs and 26 walks while batting .262.

Braves pitching rankings

• The 8.6 strikeouts per nine innings compiled by the Braves pitching staff ranks 15th in MLB.
• Atlanta’s 3.68 team ERA ranks seventh among all MLB pitching staffs.
• The Braves have the eighth-lowest WHIP in MLB (1.239).
• The Braves surrender the 17th-fewest home runs in baseball (117 total, 1.2 per game).
• Atlanta defeated the Padres 7-6 in its last game with 10 strikeouts while allowing eight hits.

Padres betting info, hitting leaders, & pitching

Padres betting info

• This season, the Padres have won 27 out of the 59 games, or 45.8%, in which they’ve been the underdog.
• San Diego has played as an underdog of +208 or more twice this season and lost both games.
• The Padres have a 32.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
• So far this season, San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 46 of its 102 games with a total.
• The Padres have an ATS record of 55-47-0 in 102 games with a spread this season.

Padres hitting info

• Fernando Tatis Jr. leads San Diego with a batting average of .286. He’s also hit eight home runs with 46 RBI.
• Tatis’ home run total ranks 164th in MLB, and he is 81st in RBI.
• Manny Machado is batting .202 this season with a team-high 22 home runs and 59 RBI.
• Machado currently is 12th in homers and 30th in RBI in the major leagues.
• Merrill is slashing .225/.281/.377 this season for the Padres.
• Merrill enters this game on a two-game hitting streak. In his last five games he is batting .364 with four home runs, a walk and six RBIs.
• Xander Bogaerts has 75 hits and an OBP of .316 to go with a slugging percentage of .328 this season.
• Bogaerts enters this matchup on a two-game hitting streak. During his last five outings he is hitting .176 with two doubles and four walks.

Padres pitching rankings

• The Padres strike out 8.3 batters per nine innings as a pitching staff, 20th in MLB.
• San Diego has the 16th-ranked ERA (4.24) in the majors this season.
• The Padres rank 21st in MLB with a combined 1.345 WHIP this season.
• The Padres have given up the 13th-fewest long balls so far this season with 112 home runs allowed.
• San Diego pitchers struck out 10 Braves hitters while allowing 14 base hits in a 7-6 loss its last time out.