The San Diego Padres square off against the Atlanta Braves to begin the NL Wild Card Series at PETCO Park, Tuesday at 8:38 p.m. ET.

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Padres vs. Braves Game Info and Tickets

• Date: Tuesday, October 1, 2024
• Time: 8:38 p.m. ET
• TV: ESPN
• Location: San Diego, California
• Venue: PETCO Park
• Tickets: Stubhub | Vivid Seats | Ticketmaster

Probable Pitchers Stats

The Padres will give the ball to Michael King (13-9, 2.95 ERA), while the Braves’ starting pitcher has not yet been announced.

Padres vs. Braves Players to Watch

Padres

• Jurickson Profar has hit 24 home runs for San Diego this season. He has also tallied 85 RBI and has scored 94 runs. In 668 plate appearances, he has recorded a .280 BA, .380 OBP and .459 SLG with an 11.4% walk rate and a 15.1% strikeout rate. He has been effective on the base paths, recording 10 steals on 13 attempts.
• In 643 plate appearances, Manny Machado has posted a 19.3% strikeout rate and a 7% walk rate while slashing .275/.325/.472 with 29 home runs, 105 RBI and 77 runs scored. He has stolen 11 bases on 13 attempts.
• So far this season, Jackson Merrill has recorded 16 steals on 19 attempts, 24 dingers, 90 RBI and 77 runs scored. He is slashing .292/.326/.500 with an OPS of .826. In 593 plate appearances, he has a walk rate of 4.9% and a strikeout rate of 17%.
• Luis Arraez is hitting .314/.346/.392 with nine steals on 12 attempts and 83 runs scored. In 672 plate appearances, he has recorded four home runs, 46 RBI and an OPS of .739 with a strikeout rate of 4.3% and a walk rate of 3.6%.

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Braves

• Marcell Ozuna is slashing .302/.378/.546 with a .925 OPS, 39 home runs, 104 RBI and 96 runs scored for Atlanta this season. Ozuna has posted a 24.7% strikeout rate and a 10.8% walk rate.
• In 685 plate appearances, Matt Olson is hitting .247/.333/.457 with a .790 OPS. He has crushed 29 long balls, driven in 98 runs and scored 78 times.
• So far this season, Jorge Soler has a .241 BA, .338 OBP and .442 SLG with a 24.6% strikeout rate and an 11.8% walk rate in 574 plate appearances for the Braves. He has hit 21 dingers, recorded 64 RBI and scored 84 runs.
• Ozzie Albies has hit 10 home runs and 53 RBI this season with a strikeout rate of 14.9% and a walk rate of 6.2%. He is batting .251/.303/.404 with an OPS of .707. He has scored 52 runs and recorded eight steals on nine attempts.

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Padres vs. Braves Stats