<p>The 3-6 Atlanta Braves play the 5-6 San Diego Padres in the second game of a four-game set at SunTrust Park Cumberland, GA tonight. The first pitch at SunTrust Park is scheduled to be thrown at 7:10 PM ET.</p>
<p>This contest is on most betting boards as a pick'em game, meaning that bettors have to lay -105 on either side. The O/U line is listed at 8 runs.
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<p>In Game 1 of this series the Braves beat the Padres 5-2. The Braves scored five runs on nine hits and allowed two runs on six hits in their opening game at their new stadium.
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<p>This season the Padres rank 25th in the Majors in runs scored and 22nd in team ERA.
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<p>The Braves rank 29th in the Majors in runs scored and 18th in team ERA.
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<h2>Pitching Match Up </h2>
<p>San Diego: Clayton Richard (1-1, 2.57 ERA)<br><br />
Atlanta: R.A. Dickey (0-1, 4.76 ERA)</p>
<p>Clayton Richard goes for the Padres tonight and in his last start he gave up four earned runs in six innings of work in a 5-3 loss to the San Francisco Giants. Previous to that his first start of the season was a gem going eight innings and not giving up any earned runs in a 4-0 win over the L.A. Dodgers. Richard only pitched one inning of relief facing the Braves last season and in his career he is 0-5 with an ERA of only 6.91. While Richard has not had much success facing Atlanta the Padres have won seven of his last nine starts overall and four of his last five road starts.
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<p>R.A. Dickey gets the starting nod for the Braves and in his first start of the season he gave up three earned runs in five innings in a 6-4 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates. That start was his first for the Braves after spending the last four seasons with the Toronto Blue Jays where he posted an ERA of 4.05 and went 49-52.
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<h2>Betting Angles</h2>
<p>The Braves are 5-0 in their last 5 games against the Padres.
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<p>The Braves are 4-0 in their last 4 home games against the Padres.
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<p>In the last 5 games between these teams in Atlanta the Over record is 3-1-1.
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<p>This season the Braves are 1-0 at home and the Padres are 3-5 on the road.
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<h2>Straight Up / Over/Under / Run Line Records </h2>
<p>San Diego Padres: 5-6 SU / O/U 4-7 / Run Line W/L 6-5<br><br />
Atlanta Braves: 3-6 SU / O/U 6-3 / Run Line W/L 5-4</p>
<h2>San Diego at Atlanta Key Betting Trends</h2>
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<li>SD is 4-1 in their last 5 games following a loss</li>
<li>SD is 16-35 in their last 51 road game</li>
<li>SD has an Under record of 4-0 in their last 4 games</li>
<li>ATL is 8-1 in their last 9 home games</li>
<li>ATL is 4-1 in their last 5 home games vs. a left-handed starter</li>
<li>ATL has an Under record of 4-0-1 in their last 5 home games</li>
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<h2>Key Player Injuries </h2>
<p><b>PADRES</b><br><br />
[C] 04/08/2017 - Hector Sanchez 7-day DL (4/7) ( Concussion )<br><br />
[P] 04/11/2017 - Luis Perdomo 10-day DL (04/9) ( Shoulder )<br><br />
[P] 04/09/2017 - Trevor Cahill 10-day DL (4/06) ( Back )<br><br />
[LF] 04/08/2017 - Alex Dickerson 60-day DL (3/30) ( Back )<br><br />
[P] 04/01/2017 - Christian Friedric 10-day DL (3/30) ( Shoulder )<br><br />
[P] 04/01/2017 - Carter Capps 10-day DL(3/31) ( Elbow )<br><br />
[P] 03/31/2017 - Colin Rea 60-day DL (2/19) ( Elbow )<br><br />
[P] 03/31/2017 - Robbie Erlin 60-day DL (3/30) ( Elbow )<br><br />
[P] 03/31/2017 - Buddy Baumann 10-day DL (3/30) ( Shoulder )</p>
<p><b>BRAVES</b><br><br />
[P] 03/31/2017 - Mauricio Cabrera 10-day DL (3/30) ( Elbow )<br><br />
[1B] 04/01/2017 - Sean Rodriguez 60-day DL ( Shoulder )<br><br />
[P] 04/13/2017 - Chaz Roe 10-day DL (4/10) ( Shoulder )<br><br />
[RF] 04/11/2017 - Matt Kemp 10-day DL (4/11) ( Hamstring )<br><br />
[P] 04/03/2017 - Armando Rivero 10-day DL (3/30) ( Shoulder )<br><br />
[P] 04/03/2017 - Daniel Winkler 10-day DL (3/30) ( Elbow )<br><br />
[2B] 04/02/2017 - Micah Johnson 10-day DL (3/30) ( Wrist )</p>