Padres host Atlanta Braves, look to end home losing streak

Associated Press

Atlanta Braves (52-41, second in the NL East) vs. San Diego Padres (49-48, third in the NL West)

San Diego; Saturday, 7:15 p.m. EDT

Pitching Probables: Braves: Reynaldo Lopez (7-2, 1.71 ERA, 1.13 WHIP, 93 strikeouts); Padres: Dylan Cease (7-8, 4.21 ERA, 1.10 WHIP, 138 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK: LINE Padres -118, Braves -102; over/under is 8 runs

IN BRIEF: The San Diego Padres host the Atlanta Braves hoping to end their five-game homestand.

San Diego is 49-48 overall and 25-27 at home. The Padres are 41-16 in games where they have more hits than their opponents.

Atlanta is 52-41 overall and 23-24 away. Braves pitchers have a 3.40 ERA, which ranks second in the National League.

Saturday’s game is the sixth meeting between the two teams this season. The Padres have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Jurickson Profar leads the Padres with 14 home runs and a .483 batting average. Kyle Higashioka has 11 hits in 34 at-bats with five home runs and 13 RBIs over the last 10 games.

Marcell Ozuna had 20 doubles and 26 home runs for the Braves. Austin Riley had 12 hits in 35 at-bats with six doubles, two home runs and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Padres: 3-7, .236 batting average, 5.36 ERA, outscored by 26 runs

Braves: 6-4, .243 batting average, 2.50 ERA, outscored opponents by 15 runs

INJURIES: Padres: Wandy Peralta: 15 days on the disabled list (adductor), Joe Musgrove: 60 days on the disabled list (elbow), Tom Cosgrove: 15 days on the disabled list (elbow), Fernando Tatis Jr.: 10 days on the disabled list (quadriceps), Luis Patino: 60 days on the disabled list (elbow), Glenn Otto: 15 days on the disabled list (shoulder)

Braves: Ramon Laureano: 10 days out due to injury (oblique), Raymond Kerr: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Spencer Strider: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Hurston Waldrep: 15 days out due to injury (elbow), Huascar Ynoa: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Michael Harris II: 10 days out due to injury (hamstring), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 60 days out due to injury (knee), Jimmy Herget: 15 days out due to injury (shoulder), Tyler Matzek: 60 days out due to injury (elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 days out due to injury (elbow)

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