A pair of National League teams will get together for the first of a weekend series on Friday. The Arizona Diamondbacks are on the road at the Atlanta Braves. The Arizona Diamondbacks come into the game with a 4-3 record on the season. The Diamondbacks are second in the National League West. Arizona lost on Wednesday in 11 innings at home to the New York Yankees.
For the Atlanta Braves, they come into the game with a 3-2 record overall. That is still the best in the National League East. Atlanta is coming off a rain out on Wednesday on the road at the Chicago White Sox. The Braves and White Sox split the two games.
The Atlanta Braves are -270 in this game over Arizona. The total is set at 8.5.
Pitching Matchup
Tommy Henry is going to get the baseball for Arizona in this game. His first start of the season was not great, as he allowed 6 hits and 5 runs over 4 innings to the Colorado Rockies. Henry took the loss in that game.
For the Braves, Spencer Strider will make his second start of the season. His first was against the Phillies, and he went 5 innings, and struck out 8 batters. Strider did not pick up a decision in that start against the Phillies.
Offensive Threats
In 7 games, the Arizona Diamondbacks have scored 46 runs. In fact, they have scored 21 more runs than opponents so far. Arizona has scored the third most runs and has the fourth best batting average. Arizona is hitting .290 as a team. Christian Walker was the big guy in a recent win, as he clubbed a three run home run.
The Diamondbacks have seen Walker already hit three on the season. Lourdes Gurriel Jr also has three, and a team high 10 runs batted in. Ketel Marte leads the team with a .379 batting average.
Expectations are high for the Atlanta Braves in 2024. The Braves through five games have scored 36 runs and allowed 15. Orlando Arcia leads the Atlanta offense, as he has been red hot so far with a .350 batting average. The power supply has come from Marcell Ozuna, who has clubbed three over the wall already this season.
Ozzie Albies has 7 runs batted in, and also two home runs for Atlanta. The Braves as a team are hitting .304, which is the best in all of Major League Baseball. The Braves have a slugging percentage of .530.
What’s Next?
This is the first of a three game series in Atlanta, and then the Diamondbacks head to Denver to take on the Rockies for three. For Atlanta, this is the home open for the 2024 season. After this, the Mets will come to town for a four game series.
Betting Pick
The pick for this game is all Atlanta. Look for the Braves offense to keep the struggles for Henry continuing. We all know Atlanta when they get hot can pound the baseball. That is what happens here. They hit, and hit more, and come away with a fairly easy win. Strider does what he needs to do to pick up the win. Our final bet for this game is the Atlanta Braves -1.5 (-130) over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday. Enjoy the game and best of luck!
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