On Tuesday we return to the ATL where the San Diego Padres are in town playing an early week National League series against the host Braves. Game Two of the three-game series is set for Tuesday night after the Braves took a close one in the first game Monday night winning 3 to 2. The Padres enter Tuesday’s contest with a 49–51 SU record which has them ranked third in the NL West. They are 27-24 SU away from home this season. San Diego is hitting .221 when facing right-handed starters with an OBP of just .299. The Braves on the other hand are hitting for an average of .256 against right-handed starters with a slugging percentage of .419 on the season. The Padres will send right-hander Walker Buehler to the hill with his 5-5 SU record, an ERA of 5.36, and a WHIP of 1.44 over eighty-nine innings of work. Buehler has really struggled of late posting an ERA of 11.57 with a slugging percentage of .687 over his last four starts. Buehler has now given up twenty earned runs in eleven innings of work over his last three starts. More bad news for the Padres is their bullpen has an ERA of 5.42 over their last twenty-four games. The Braves will send right-hander Reynaldo Lopez to the mound with his 4-2 SU record, an ERA of 3.50, and a WHIP of 1.26 over eighty-three innings of work this season. Reynaldo Lopez has allowed one or fewer earned runs in seven of his last eight starts this season. Our TPR Index projects a run advantage of 1.62 runs. The SPMatrix has Reynaldo Lopez with an average of 7.79 compared to Walker Buehler who has an average of 6.02. Our next set of metrics looks at the overall Pitchers Power Ratings. Coming into this game and situation Lopez has a rating of 127 while Buehler has a rating of 86 with the league average of 100. The SIM Matrix has the Atlanta Braves with a 74.23 percent advantage against the San Diego Padres in tonight’s contest. Play ON MLB home favorite after scoring three or fewer runs and winning as a favorite and it is not the first game of a series, 1009-617 SU (62%)(+$5,756). Play ON MLB favorites of -140 or more coming off a win in which they had four or fewer hits, 294-147 SU (67%)(+$3,428) including 8-3 SU the last twelve. Play ON MLB favorites of -140 or more coming off a win in which they had six or fewer hits, 1227-683 SU (64%)(+$2,170) including a perfect 9-0 SU the last nine qualifying contests. With significant support on the mound and at the plate we will back the boys from the ATL as they secure another win over the Padres on Tuesday night. PREDICTION: 9* ATLANTA BRAVES 6 SAN DIEGO PADRES 4