| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 0-0 | 10-13 | 16-13 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 11-14 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 8-15 | 11-14 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 2-0 | 3-2 |
| Overall | After Win | After Loss | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Game 1 | 0-0 | 16-14 | 9-12 |
| Game 2 | 0-0 | 12-12 | 16-10 |
| Game 3 | 0-0 | 14-13 | 13-9 |
| Game 4 | 0-0 | 4-0 | 2-1 |
Atlanta @ San Diego Game Overview
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ATL vs SDHead To Head
Win / Loss
7-3
Over / Under
4-6-0
| Date | Home | Result | ML | O/U | ATL Starter (IP) | SD Starter (IP) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 02, '24 | SD |
5 - 4
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SD -112 | o7.0 | M. Fried (2.0) | J. Musgrove (3.2) |
| Oct 01, '24 | SD |
4 - 0
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SD -186 | u7.5 | A. Smith-Shawver (1.1) | M. King (7.0) |
| Jul 14, '24 | SD |
6 - 3
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ATL -159 | o7.0 | C. Sale (5.0) | R. Vasquez (5.0) |
| Jul 13, '24 | SD |
4 - 0
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SD -136 | u7.0 | R. Lopez (6.0) | D. Cease (6.0) |
| Jul 12, '24 | SD |
6 - 1
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ATL +104 | u7.5 | S. Schwellenbach (7.0) | M. Waldron (7.0) |
| May 20, '24 | ATL |
3 - 0
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ATL -237 | u8.5 | C. Sale (7.0) | R. Vasquez (6.0) |
| May 20, '24 | ATL |
6 - 5
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SD +106 | o7.5 | R. Lopez (6.1) | D. Cease (4.0) |
| May 19, '24 | ATL |
9 - 1
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SD +109 | o8.5 | B. Elder (3.0) | Y. Darvish (7.0) |
| May 17, '24 | ATL |
3 - 1
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SD +191 | u8.0 | M. Fried (4.1) | M. Waldron (5.2) |
| Apr 19, '23 | SD |
1 - 0
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SD +106 | u8.5 | C. Morton (6.0) | N. Martinez (7.0) |
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Last Meeting ( Oct 2, 2024 ) Atlanta 4, San Diego 5
At this time last year, the San Diego Padres were hoping Michael King would become a solid starting pitcher.
Now?
King is their Opening Day starter, receiving the opportunity for the first time as the Padres welcome the Atlanta Braves for Thursday's opener.
"Very proud and happy for the opportunity," he said. "It's a huge honor for me and I look forward to it."
While Yu Darvish, the veteran right-hander who many thought would be the Opening Day starter, is on the shelf with elbow inflammation, King certainly has earned the right to toss the season's first pitch. In a breakout 2024, King made 30 starts and went 13-9 with a 2.95 ERA while fanning 201 batters over 173 2/3 innings.
For good measure, King won twice in the postseason. The first was a seven-inning, 12-strikeout masterpiece in the first game of the wild-card series against the same Atlanta team he'll face Thursday, which propelled the Padres to a series sweep.
Not a bad rate of return on a guy who was one of five players acquired in the Juan Soto trade.
"We lost a known commodity -- a multigenerational talent in Juan," said Padres manager Mike Shildt. "But the return is we get an Opening Day starter a year later and a guy that helped contribute to get (us) to and win playoff games."
King's emergence helped San Diego challenge the eventual World Series champion Los Angeles Dodgers for the National League West title. The Padres finished 93-69, falling to Los Angeles in a five-game NL Division Series that some Dodgers considered their toughest playoff test.
While San Diego tries to build on a good season, Atlanta simply hopes for better health to become the team it thinks it can be. Ravaged by injuries almost from the jump, the Braves scraped into the playoffs the day after the season ended before being eliminated two days later in San Diego.
The highlight of the year for Atlanta, which went 89-73, was the guy who will oppose King on Thursday. Turning back the clock to his glory days with the Chicago White Sox, Chris Sale went 18-3 in 29 starts with a 2.38 ERA and 225 strikeouts in 177 2/3 innings that made him a shoo-in for the NL Cy Young Award.
The only negative? Back issues prevented Sale from making a playoff appearance. But he's healthy now and ready to make his sixth Opening Day start.
"It's like the first day of school," he said. "It's like Christmas Day for baseball. Opening Day is always special and I'm appreciative of the moment."
The opener also serves as a homecoming of sorts for new Braves outfielder Jurickson Profar, who enjoyed a career year for the Padres in 2024 by batting .280 with 24 homers and 85 RBIs. The 32-year-old cashed in with a three-year, $42 million deal with Atlanta and is likely to lead off on Thursday as 2023 NL Most Valuable Player Ronald Acuna Jr. continues to recover from last year's torn ACL.
San Diego won four of seven regular-season meetings between the teams last year. Sale logged two of the Braves' victories.
--Field Level Media
ATL vs SDInjury report
Atlanta's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Hernandez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Sep 20, '25) | Sep 20, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Daysbel Hernández to the 60-day injured list with right shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| A. Bummer | RP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Sep 17, '25) | Sep 17, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred LHP Aaron Bummer to the 60-day injured list due to a left shoulder inflammation. | ||||
| J. Fraley | RF | Sixty Day IL - Oblique( Sep 16, '25) | Sep 16, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred OF Jake Fraley from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a strained right oblique muscle. | ||||
| S. Murphy | C | Sixty Day IL - Hip( Sep 15, '25) | Sep 15, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred C Sean Murphy from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a right hip labral tear. | ||||
| A. Riley | 3B | Sixty Day IL - Abdominal( Aug 31, '25) | Aug 31, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred INF Austin Riley from the 10-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a strained lower abdominal muscle. | ||||
| G. Holmes | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 26, '25) | Jul 26, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Grant Holmes to the 60-day injured list with right elbow inflammation. | ||||
| S. Schwellenbach | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Jul 05, '25) | Jul 05, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Spencer Schwellenbach from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list with a fractured right elbow. | ||||
| A. Smith-Shawver | SP | Sixty Day IL - Calf/Elbow( Jun 08, '25) | Jun 08, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP AJ Smith-Shawver on the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a strained right elbow. Smith-Shawver underwent Tommy John surgery and will miss the remainder of the 2025 season. | ||||
| R. Lopez | SP | Sixty Day IL - Shoulder( Apr 02, '25) | Apr 02, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Reynaldo López to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from arthroscopic shoulder surgery. | ||||
| J. Jimenez | RP | Sixty Day IL - Knee( Mar 30, '25) | Mar 30, '25 | |
| The Atlanta Braves transferred RHP Joe Jiménez from 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list as he recovers from knee surgery. | ||||
San Diego's Injuries
| Player | POS | Status | Date | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Adam | RP | Sixty Day IL - Quad( Sep 29, '25) | Sep 29, '25 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Jason Adam from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list. | ||||
| J. Brito | SP | Sixty Day IL - Forearm( May 11, '25) | May 11, '25 | |
| The San Diego Padres transferred RHP Jhony Brito from the 15-day injured list to the 60-day injured list due to a forearm strain. Brito underwent a UCL and will miss the entire 2025 season. | ||||
| J. Musgrove | SP | Sixty Day IL - Elbow( Mar 19, '25) | Mar 19, '25 | |
| The San Diego Padres placed RHP Joe Musgrove on the 60-day injured list as he recovers from Tommy John surgery. | ||||
ATL vs SD Starters Recent Games
Chris Sale (L)Last 5
Win / Loss
5-0
ERA
1.20
Avg. IP
6.0
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Sep 19, '24
CIN 3 - ATL 15
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W -214 | o9.0 | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 93 | 18.6 | 1.3 |
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Sep 14, '24
ATL 10 - LAD 1
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W -114 | o7.0 | 6.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 96 | 16.0 | 2.3 |
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Sep 08, '24
ATL 4 - TOR 3
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W -250 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 113 | 18.8 | 0.4 |
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Sep 03, '24
ATL 3 - COL 0
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W -349 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 13.3 | 0.8 |
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Aug 28, '24
MIN 1 - ATL 5
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W -136 | u7.5 | 6.0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 18.2 | 8.0 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 6.0 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 6.8 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 100.8 | 17.0 | 2.6 |
Last Vs San Diego
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Jul 14, '24
SD 3 - ATL 6
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W -159 | o7.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 15.8 | 1.7 |
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May 20, '24
ATL 3 - SD 0
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W -237 | u8.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 14.7 | 0.7 |
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May 20, '23
SD 2 - BOS 4
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W +115 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 111 | 15.9 | 2.0 |
| Last 3 Avg. | 6.1 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 97.7 | 15.5 | 1.5 |
Michael King (R)Last 5
Win / Loss
3-2
ERA
2.48
Avg. IP
5.2
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oct 08, '24
SD 6 - LAD 5
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W -143 | o7.5 | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 77 | 15.4 | 1.5 |
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Oct 01, '24
SD 4 - ATL 0
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W -186 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 12.7 | 0.5 |
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Sep 24, '24
LAD 2 - SD 4
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W +107 | u8.0 | 5.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 95 | 19.0 | 0.8 |
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Sep 17, '24
SD 3 - HOU 4
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L -117 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 87 | 12.4 | 2.7 |
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Sep 11, '24
SEA 5 - SD 2
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L -110 | p7.0 | 5.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 90 | 18.0 | 1.3 |
| Last 5 Avg. | 5.2 | 4.4 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 6.2 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 87.6 | 15.5 | 1.3 |
Last Vs Atlanta
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Date
Score
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Line | O/U | IP | H | R | ER | SO | BB | HR | PIT | P/IP | GB:FB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Oct 01, '24
SD 4 - ATL 0
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W -186 | u7.5 | 7.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 12.7 | 0.5 |
| Last 1 Avg. | 7.0 | 5.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 12.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 89.0 | 12.7 | 0.5 |