The San Diego Padres (25-26) will visit the Cincinnati Reds (20-28), in the second Game of a three-Game series, Wednesday at 6:40 PM ET.
The Reds are an underdog (+107 moneyline odds to win) when they take on the Padres (-127). The scheduled starters are Michael King (3-4) for the San Diego Padres, and Nick Martinez (1-2) for the Cincinnati Reds.
These squads play again after the Reds’ 2-0 victory over the Padres yesterday. Andrew Abbott (7.0 IP, 0 R, 4 H, 2 K) registered the win for the Reds. Elly De La Cruz went 2-for-4 with a double and an RBI to lead the team on offense. Joe Musgrove (3.0 IP, 0 R, 3 H, 3 K) was credited with the loss on the mound for the Padres.
Before the Padres vs. Reds matchup, here’s everything you need to get ready for Wednesday’s baseball action, 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 (-127, bet $127 to win $100)
- Underdog: Reds (+107, bet $100 to win $107)
- Over/under: 9.5
Padres vs. Reds: Live streaming info & game time
- Game Day: Wednesday, May 22, 2024
- Game Time: 6:40 PM ET
- Stadium: Great American Ball Park
- TV Channel: Padres
- Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)
Padres stats and trends
Padres betting records
- The Padres have been favorites in 29 games this season and won 14 (48.3%) of those contests.
- San Diego is 9-10 this season when entering a game favored by -127 or more on the moneyline.
- Bookmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Padres have a 55.9% chance to win.
- San Diego and its opponents have hit the over in 26 of its 51 games with a total this season.
- The Padres are 26-24-0 against the spread this season.
Michael King (Padres probable starter)
- King makes the start for the Padres, his 10th of the season. He is 3-4 with a 4.31 ERA and 61 strikeouts in 54 1/3 innings pitched.
- The right-hander last appeared on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies, when he threw 5 1/3 innings, allowing six earned runs while giving up eight hits.
- In 10 games this season, the 28-year-old has a 4.31 ERA and 10.1 strikeouts per nine innings, while giving up a batting average of .229 to his opponents.
- King has recorded four quality starts this year.
- King will look to last five or more innings for his fifth straight appearance. He’s averaging 5.4 frames per outing.
- He has had three appearances this season in which he kept his opponents to zero earned runs.
- He will match up with a Reds offense that ranks last in MLB with 336 total hits (on a .216 batting average). The team also slugs a collective .354 (26th in MLB) with 43 total home runs (22nd in MLB).
- This season, the 28-year-old ranks 61st in ERA (4.31), 62nd in WHIP (1.362), and 13th in K/9 (10.1) among qualifying pitchers.
Padres batting stats
- The Padres’ 51 home runs rank 13th in Major League Baseball.
- Hitters for San Diego have combined for a team rank of 12th in the majors with a .392 team slugging percentage.
- The Padres have a team batting average of .256 this season, which ranks fourth among MLB teams.
- San Diego has scored 229 runs this season, which ranks eighth in MLB.
- The Padres have an on-base percentage of .322 this season, which ranks seventh in the league.
- San Diego is one of the most-disciplined teams at the plate this season, ranking seventh with an average of 7.4 strikeouts per game.
Reds stats and trends
Reds betting records
- The Reds have come away with nine wins in the 27 contests they have been listed as the underdogs in this season.
- This season, Cincinnati has come away with a win five times in 20 chances when named as an underdog of at least +107 or worse on the moneyline.
- Oddsmakers have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Reds have a 48.3% chance of pulling out a win.
- Cincinnati and its opponents have gone over the total this season in 22 of its 48 opportunities.
- The Reds are 26-21-0 against the spread in their 47 games with a line set by sportsbooks this season.
Nick Martínez (Reds probable starter)
- The Reds are sending Martinez (1-2) to make his fifth start of the season. He is 1-2 with a 4.23 ERA and 29 strikeouts through 38 1/3 innings pitched.
- His last time out came out of the bullpen on Friday when the right-hander threw five scoreless innings against the Los Angeles Dodgers while allowing just one hit.
- The 33-year-old has amassed an ERA of 4.23, with 6.8 strikeouts per nine innings in 10 games this season. Opponents are hitting .268 against him.
- Martinez has put together five starts this campaign that he pitched five or more innings.
- He is looking to keep a streak of two games without giving up an earned run alive.
- He meets a Padres offense that ranks eighth in the league with 229 total runs scored while batting .256 as a squad. His opponent has a collective .392 slugging percentage (12th in MLB play) and has hit a total of 51 home runs (13th in the league).
- Martinez has a 5.40 ERA and a 1.4 WHIP against the Padres this season in five innings pitched, allowing a .261 batting average over one appearance.
Reds batting stats
- The Reds average 0.9 home runs per game to rank 22nd in MLB action with 43 total home runs .
- So far this season, Cincinnati is slugging .354, the fifth-lowest percentage in the majors.
- The Reds have the worst batting average in the majors (.216).
- Averaging 4.1 runs per game (197 total), Cincinnati is the 21st-highest scoring team in baseball.
- The Reds rank 27th in baseball with a .294 on-base percentage.
