Padres and Brewers Set for Pivotal NLDS Game 2

The San Diego Padres and Milwaukee Brewers are set to continue their National League Division Series (NLDS) best-of-five matchup in Milwaukee on Sunday, featuring a key pitching duel between Logan Henderson and Michael King. The Brewers enter the contest as moneyline favorites at -143, with an over/under of 7 runs.

San Diego will start Michael King, a former Yankee, for his second appearance of the postseason. In his previous outing against the Cubs in the NL Wild Card series, King pitched seven innings, striking out eight batters. During the regular season, King allowed one run on six hits, walked two, and struck out five over 5.2 innings in his lone start against the Brewers. While he holds a career 0-2 record against Milwaukee, his ERA stands at a respectable 2.96 with 32 strikeouts in 24.1 innings pitched.

Milwaukee will counter with right-handed pitcher Logan Henderson, a young but experienced member of their bullpen. Henderson finished the regular season with an 11-3 record, a 2.47 ERA, and 110 strikeouts. He had a streak of six consecutive wins before a below-average outing against the Padres in August, where he surrendered two home runs on five hits and struck out seven over 6.1 innings. Henderson's primary pitch is a four-seam fastball, which accounts for 46.4 percent of his repertoire. His 29.6 K percent ranked him in the top 10 percent of pitchers league-wide, according to Baseball Savant.

The Brewers are looking to Henderson to provide a strong performance and potentially even the series, while King aims to continue his postseason success and secure his first career win against Milwaukee. One prediction suggests a Same Game Parlay including Logan Henderson recording six or more strikeouts and the Brewers winning on the moneyline, with odds of +140.