Atlanta pays a visit to San Diego on Tuesday, hoping to shut down the Padres bats in baseball action at PETCO Park.

Kris Medlen gets the ball in front of a hostile crowd for the Braves on this day; he's 4-0 on the season. The Padres, meanwhile, will counter with Andrew Werner, who will be looking to improve on his 1-0 mark.



View Atlanta vs San Diego Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Padres in this one, they're listed as moneyline underdogs of +135 on most baseball betting menus for Monday's contest.

Power Rankings:
The MLB Power Rankings at Odds Shark show the National League's No. 6-rated Braves taking on the National League's No. 11-rated Padres in this contest.



How They Match Up:
The game also pits San Diego's No. 13-rated National League offense, averaging 3.8 runs per game, against a Braves defense that ranks No. 4 in the National League at 3.9 in runs allowed per game. The Padres have averaged 8.1 hits per game so far, less than Braves batters have averaged on the year (8.5 hits per game).

Pitching and defensive stats are important baseball handicapping factors and San Diego has the National League's No. 9-ranked defense. In the other dugout, the Braves own the National League's No. 4 mark in runs allowed.

In their last action, Atlanta was a 3-0 loser on the road against the Padres. Bettors on San Diego at +126 on the moneyline collected their winnings from that game, while the total score (3) sent UNDER bettors home happy as well. The Braves were shut out in their last start, struggling to get much going against the San Diego staff and losing 3-0 to the Padres on Monday at PETCO Park.




Atlanta Braves Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing San Diego are 5-5
After playing San Diego are 8-2
After a loss are 5-5

San Diego Padres Trends:
When playing on Tuesday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 6-4
After playing Atlanta are 3-7
After a win are 8-2

A few Braves at Padres trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing San Diego
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games when playing on the road against San Diego
The total has gone UNDER in 11 of Atlanta's last 15 games
Atlanta is 15-8 SU in its last 23 games when playing on the road against San Diego
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
San Diego is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of San Diego's last 5 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone OVER in 6 of San Diego's last 8 games when playing at home against Atlanta


Next up:
Atlanta at San Diego, Wednesday, August 29