On Friday night at Truist Park, the Arizona Diamondbacks and Atlanta Braves will play the first game of their series.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have won six of their last seven games despite having a 45-53 record this year. Arizona just defeated San Francisco in a series, winning all three of the games that were played. This season, the Arizona pitching staff’s stats include a 4.19 ERA, 1.29 WHIP, and a.248 opponent batting average. The Diamondbacks offence has generated 422 runs while hitting for a.227 average and securing.306 of bases. For the Diamondbacks this year, Christian Walker is batting.204 with 23 home runs and 52 RBIs. Madison Bumgarner, who has tossed 104.1 innings this season and has a record of 6-9, 3.71 ERA, and 1.33 WHIP, is anticipated to start for Arizona.
Three of their last four games have ended in losses for the 59-41 Atlanta Braves this season. Atlanta just suffered a series defeat to Philadelphia in which they dropped two of the three games. The Atlanta pitching staff’s stats include a.233 opponents’ batting average, a 1.23 WHIP, and a 3.66 ERA. The Braves offence has produced 474 runs this season while batting at a.248 average and.312 on-base percentage. For the Braves this year, Austin Riley has a batting average of.294 with 28 home runs and 64 RBI. Kyle Wright, who has tossed 116 innings this season and has a record of 12-4, 2.95 ERA, and 1.16 WHIP, is anticipated to start for Atlanta.
Arizona has won six of its last seven games and is 13-30 in its last 43 Friday contests. In Arizona’s previous 4 Friday games, the over is 4-0. Atlanta has won all four of its games on Friday and six of its previous eight first-game series. In Atlanta’s previous 4 home games, the over is 4-0. In the last six head-to-head contests between these two teams, Arizona has won 5-1.
Despite Arizona’s strong play since the All-Star break, they are still 21 games back in the NL West standings behind the Dodgers. With 13 losses in their last 43 Friday games, Arizona has recently had a lot of difficulty. Atlanta’s Kyle Wright is the starting pitcher, and in his last 24 innings of work, he has allowed seven runs. For Arizona, Madison Bumgarner has pitched 20 innings in which he has given up eight earned runs.
Free Pick: Atlanta Braves
