The San Diego Padres host the Atlanta Braves for Game 2 of the NL Wild Card Series on Wednesday at 8:38 p.m. ET. The Padres have a 1-0 series lead and will try to move on to the NLDS with a win.

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Padres vs. Braves Game Info and Tickets

• Date: Wednesday, October 2, 2024
• Time: 8:38 p.m. ET
• TV: ESPN2
• Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
• Location: San Diego, California
• Venue: PETCO Park
• Tickets: Stubhub | Vivid Seats | Ticketmaster

Probable Pitchers Stats

The probable starters are Joe Musgrove (6-5, 3.88 ERA) for the Padres and Max Fried (11-10, 3.25 ERA) for the Braves.

Padres vs. Braves Players to Watch

Padres

• Jurickson Profar is slashing .280/.380/.459 for San Diego so far this season with a 15.1% strikeout rate and an 11.4% walk rate. He has hit 24 home runs, tallied 85 RBI and scored 94 runs. Profar has been successful 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 a .292 BA, .326 OBP and .500 SLG with a 17% strikeout rate and a 4.9% walk rate in 593 plate appearances for the Padres. He has hit 24 dingers, recorded 90 RBI and scored 77 runs. Merrill has been an effective base runner, totaling 16 steals on 19 attempts.
• Luis Arraez has posted a .314 BA this season with a .346 OBP, a .392 SLG and a .739 OPS. He has stolen nine bases on 12 attempts and scored 83 runs. Arraez has totaled four home runs and 46 RBI with a 3.6% walk rate and a 4.3% strikeout rate.

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Braves

• Marcell Ozuna is slashing .302/.378/.546 for Atlanta so far this season with a 24.7% strikeout rate and a 10.8% walk rate. He has hit 39 home runs, tallied 104 RBI and scored 96 runs.
• In 685 plate appearances, Matt Olson has hit 29 long balls, tallied 98 RBI and scored 78 runs. He is batting .247/.333/.457 and has posted a 24.8% strikeout rate and a 10.4% walk rate.
• So far this season, Jorge Soler has recorded 21 dingers, 64 RBI and 84 runs scored. He is slashing .241/.338/.442 with an OPS of .780. In 574 plate appearances, he has a walk rate of 11.8% and a strikeout rate of 24.6%.
• Ozzie Albies has recorded a .707 OPS while slashing .251/.303/.404 with 10 home runs and 53 RBI. He has posted a 6.2% walk rate and a 14.9% strikeout rate. Albies has totaled eight steals on nine attempts and scored 52 runs.

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Padres vs. Braves Stats

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