Atlanta Braves vs. San Diego Padres 05/20/24-MLB Picks

Padres vs Braves Prediction

Monday’s MLB schedule will begin with a matchup between the San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves from Truist Park. Get ready for baseball season with all of our MLB Predictions. The Padres (24-24) are six games above .500 on the road and trail the NL West Division, leading Los Angeles by 7.5 games. Last night, OF Jurickson Profar collected three hits and scored two runs to propel San Diego to a 9-1 road triumph over Atlanta.

Right-hander Dylan Cease (5-3, 2.45 ERA) has been a tremendous addition to San Diego’s rotation. Over the course of 55 innings of work, Cease allowed three home runs and struck out 68 batters while posting a miniscule WHIP of 0.78.

The Atlanta Braves have won 15 of their first 22 home games and are five games behind Philadelphia for first place in the NL East. In Sunday’s home loss, Atlanta batters were held to four hits and struck out 11 times. SP Bryce Elder (1-2) was scored for seven runs (6 ER) in three innings and took the loss for the Braves, who fell to 26-16 on the year,

Atlanta manager Brian Snitker will give the green light to thirty-year-old right-hander Reynaldo Lopez (2-1 1.34 ERA) on Monday. The Braves have won four of Lopez’s last five starts and he has held opponents to six runs (5 ER) over his last 28-plus frames.