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The San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves face off in Game 2 of the series

The San Diego Padres and Atlanta Braves face off in Game 2 of the series

BETMGM SPORTS BOOK: LINE Braves -120, Padres +100; over/under is 8 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The San Diego Padres meet the Atlanta Braves with a 1-0 series lead.

Atlanta is 26-15 overall and 15-6 in home games. The Braves are 19-1 in games when they score five or more runs.

San Diego is 13-8 on the road and 23-24 overall. The Padres have the 10th team ERA in the NL at 4.06.

Sunday’s game is the second time these teams have met this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with 19 extra-base hits (seven doubles and 12 homers). Matt Olson is 12-for-37 with a double, two homers and seven RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jurickson Profar has seven home runs, 23 walks and 30 RBIs while hitting .325 for the Padres. Jackson Merrill is 11 for 31 with two homers and three RBIs over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .234 batting average, 2.25 ERA, opponents outscored by eight runs

Padres: 5-5, .239 batting average, 3.24 ERA, led by five runs

INJURIES: Braves: Austin Riley: day-to-day (oblique), Travis d’Arnaud: day-to-day (head), Tyler Matzek: 15 day IL (elbow), Angel Perdomo: 60 day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: IL 15 days (right elbow strain), Sean Murphy: 10 days IL (oblique strain)

Padres: Joe Musgrove: 15-day IL (elbow), Tucupita Marcano: 10-day IL (knee), Glenn Otto: 15-day IL (shoulder), Luis Patino: 15-day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.