The San Diego Padres (15-18) and Cincinnati Reds (16-14) will clash on Wednesday at PETCO Park, starting at 4:10 PM ET.
The Padres are favored at home (-146) versus the Reds (+123). The Padres will start Joe Musgrove (3-3) versus the Reds and Graham Ashcraft (3-1).
Yu Darvish (5.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 K) earned the win in the Padres’ 6-4 victory over the Reds yesterday. Fernando Tatis Jr. led the way offensively, going 1-for-3 with a double and an RBI. Nick Martinez (5.0 IP, 3 R, 6 H, 3 K) was handed the loss for the Reds.
Get ready for the Padres vs. Reds with what you need to know about Wednesday’s game, including viewing options.
San Diego Padres vs. Cincinnati Reds odds and betting lines
MLB odds courtesy of BetMGM Sportsbook. Odds updated Wednesday at 3:16 PM ET. For a full list of Sports betting odds, access USA TODAY Sports Betting Scores Odds Hub.
- Favorite: Padres (-146, bet $146 to win $100)
- Underdog: Reds (+123, bet $100 to win $123)
- Over/under: 7.5
Padres vs. Reds: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, May 1, 2024
- Game Time: 4:10 PM ET
- Stadium: PETCO Park
- TV Channel: Padres
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- The Padres have been favorites in 20 games this season and won 10 (50%) of those contests.
- This season San Diego has won six of its nine games, or 66.7%, when favored by at least -146 on the moneyline.
- The moneyline for this contest implies a 59.3% chance of a victory for the Padres.
- Games involving San Diego have gone over the total set by bookmakers in 17 of 33 chances this season.
- In 32 games with a spread this season, the Padres are 15-17-0 ATS.
Joe Musgrove (Padres probable starter)
- The Padres are sending Musgrove (3-3) to make his eighth start of the season. He is 3-3 with a 6.94 ERA and 27 strikeouts through 35 2/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander’s last appearance came on Saturday against the Philadelphia Phillies, when he went 3 2/3 innings, surrendering seven earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- The 31-year-old has an ERA of 6.94, with 6.9 strikeouts per nine innings, in seven games this season. Opponents are hitting .326 against him.
- Musgrove is trying to collect his fourth quality start of the season in this game.
- Musgrove heads into the matchup with four outings of five or more innings pitched this season.
- He has not had an outing so far in which he did not surrender at least one earned run.
- He will take the hill against a Reds squad that is batting .219 as a unit (26th in MLB). It is also slugging a collective .376 (18th in MLB) with 31 total home runs (14th in MLB).
- Among qualifying pitchers in MLB play this season, the 31-year-old ranks 81st in ERA (6.94), 79th in WHIP (1.657), and 68th in K/9 (6.9).
Padres batting stats
- The Padres’ 33 home runs rank 10th in Major League Baseball.
- The offense for San Diego has a slugging percentage of .394 this season, 13th in MLB.
- The Padres’ .249 batting average is among the best in baseball, ranking 10th in MLB.
- San Diego has scored 157 runs this season, which ranks third in MLB.
- The Padres are among the best in the league at getting on base, ranking 10th with an OBP of .319.
- San Diego ranks 13th in MLB in strikeouts per game with an average of 7.5 whiffs per contest.
Reds stats and trends
Reds betting records
- The Reds have been chosen as underdogs in 15 games this year and have walked away with the win five times (33.3%) in those games.
- This season, Cincinnati has been victorious one time in five chances when named as an underdog of at least +123 or longer on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 44.8% chance of pulling out a win.
- Cincinnati and its opponents have hit the over in 16 of its 30 games with a total set by oddsmakers this season.
- The Reds are 16-13-0 against the spread in their 29 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Graham Ashcraft (Reds probable starter)
- Ashcraft gets the start for the Reds, his sixth of the season. He is 3-1 with a 4.40 ERA and 26 strikeouts in 28 2/3 innings pitched.
- In his last time out on Saturday, the right-hander went 6 1/3 innings against the Texas Rangers, allowing one earned run while surrendering seven hits.
- The 26-year-old has an ERA of 4.40, with 8.2 strikeouts per nine innings in five games this season. Opponents are batting .261 against him.
- Ashcraft has two quality starts under his belt this season.
- Ashcraft is looking for his sixth straight outing lasting five or more innings. He averages 5.6 innings per start.
- He has not made an outing so far in 2024 where he did not surrender at least one earned run.
- He will face off against a Padres offense that is batting .249 as a unit (10th in the MLB). They are also slugging a collective .394 (13th in the league) with 33 total home runs (10th in MLB action).
Reds batting stats
- The Reds rank 14th in baseball with 31 home runs. They average 1.0 per game.
- So far this season, Cincinnati’s .376 slugging percentage is 18th in the majors.
- The Reds have the fifth-worst batting average in the league (.219).
- The offense for Cincinnati is No. 10 in the majors, scoring 4.9 runs per game (148 total runs).
- The Reds are 25th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .300.
