San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves Odds & Pick: July 22nd 2010

San Diego Padres vs. Atlanta Braves
Pick: Atlanta Braves -151 odds
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The Padres won in extra innings yesterday. The Braves figure to have the advantage for this afternoon’s finale though.

Even with yesterday’s loss, the Braves are still an extremely impressive 33-13 here at Atlanta. Today, they send Tim Hudson to the mound and he’s been very solid.

Hudson checks in with a 2.60 ERA and 1.066 WHIP at home and a 2.60 ERA and 1.148 WHIP overall. He’s got a 3.74 ERA and 1.061 WHIP his last three starts.

Richard also has fairly solid numbers. He’s got a 3.53 ERA and 1.358 WHIP on the season. However, they climb to 3.71 and 1.49 on the road, meaning he’s been giving up quite a few baserunners, away from Petco.

Also, Richard has struggled lately. Over his last three starts, he’s got a 8.00 ERA and 1.833 WHIP, allowing five or more runs in each of those starts.

Additionally, note that Hudson is 4-0 with a 1.96 ERA when pitching during the afternoon. Richard has a 4.03 ERA in his six daytime starts.

Perhaps most importantly, Richard has really struggled against the Braves while Hudson has dominated the Padres.

Richard is 0-2 with an awful 10.57 ERA and 2.35 WHIP vs. the Braves. Hudson, on the other hand, is a perfect 4-0 vs. the Padres, with his teams going 6-1. Consider laying the wood.