Game 2 of their series will take place at Truist Park on Saturday night with the Arizona Diamondbacks taking on the Atlanta Braves.
The Arizona Diamondbacks have won three of their last four games despite having a 45-54 record this year. Arizona dropped Game 1 of this series on Friday night by a score of 5-2. 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 424 runs while hitting for a.226 average and swiping.306 bases. For the Diamondbacks this year, Christian Walker is batting.202 with 23 home runs and 52 RBIs. Corbin Martin, who has tossed 18.1 innings this year and has a record of 0–1, 3.93 ERA, and 1.64 WHIP, is anticipated to start for Arizona.
Three of their last five games have ended in losses for the 60-41 Atlanta Braves this season. Atlanta dropped two of the three games they played in their series versus Philadelphia prior to winning Game 1 of this series. The Atlanta pitching staff’s stats include a.232 opponents’ batting average, a 1.23 WHIP, and a 3.65 ERA. This season, the Braves offence has produced 479 runs while batting.248 with a.312 on-base percentage. For the Braves this year, Austin Riley has a batting average of.299 with 29 home runs and 67 RBI. Ian Anderson, who has tossed 95 innings this season and has an 8-6 record, a 5.31 ERA, and a 1.58 WHIP, is anticipated to start for Atlanta.
Arizona is 17-35 in their last 52 Saturday games and has won 6 of their previous 8 games. In Arizona’s previous 16 Saturday games, the under is 11-5. In their previous 13 games versus the NL West, Atlanta is 10-3, and in their last 28 home games, they are 21-7. The last 12 games for Atlanta have gone over 9-2-1. Arizona has won five of the previous seven encounters between these two clubs in Atlanta.
Atlanta has had an excellent season and is only three games behind the Mets in the NL East rankings. Ian Anderson, who has had a difficult season, will get the start for Atlanta in this game. In his last 13.2 innings for the Braves, Anderson has given up 10 runs. In his last 11.1 innings for the Diamondbacks, Corbin Martin has given up six runs.
Free Pick: Atlanta Braves
