The Arizona Diamondbacks (4-5) travel to face off against the Atlanta Braves (5-2) on Sunday, April 7th. This game will be played at Truist Park in Atlanta and televised on BSSE. The Braves are coming off a win in their previous game, while the Diamondbacks are looking to get back on track from a loss to the Diamondbacks. First pitch is set for 1:35 ET.

Diamondbacks vs Braves

The Braves and Diamondbacks played a high-scoring game in the previous matchup of this series, with Atlanta pulling out a 9-8 win at home. Despite being outhit by Arizona, the Braves were able to come out on top and still had 15 hits of their own.

Both teams hit one home run, and the Braves had four doubles compared to just two for Arizona. Marcell Ozuna had a huge game for Atlanta, going 3/5 with four RBIs. Austin Riley and Matt Olson also had two RBIs apiece.

Neither starter had a good outing, as Max Fried gave up seven earned runs in 4 1/3 innings for Atlanta, while Brandon Pfaadt took the loss for Arizona, giving up five earned runs. A.J. Minter got the win out of the bullpen for Atlanta, and Raisel Iglesias picked up the save.

Ryne Nelson Gets The Start For The Diamondbacks

Ryne Nelson and the Diamondbacks are on the road to take on the Braves. Nelson’s first start of the season was a loss to the Yankees, where he went just 2 2/3 innings and gave up 5 runs on 4 hits. He did strike out 5 hitters in that outing.

Diamondbacks Offense Breakdown

For the Diamondbacks, we like Lourdes Gurriel Jr. to have a strong game at the plate. His hits projection is the best on the team and 11th best in the league today. Christian Walker has the top home run projection on the team and the 10th best in today’s slate of games.

Chris Sale Gets The Start For The Braves

Chris Sale and the Braves are at home today against the Diamondbacks. Sale is coming off a start against the Phillies in which he went 5 1/3 innings, giving up 2 earned runs and striking out 7. He did give up a pair of home runs in that outing.

Braves Offense Breakdown

According to our projections, Marcell Ozuna has the highest home run projection on the Braves and 6th best in the league today. Ronald Acuña Jr. is our projected hits leader for the Braves and his total is 7th best in the league today. Ozzie Albies is 2nd on the team in terms of hits projection and his home run projection is 12th best in the league today. Matt Olson has the 2nd best home run projection on the Braves and 7th best in today’s slate of games.

Diamondbacks vs Braves Prediction

Our prediction for today’s Diamondbacks vs. Braves game is to take the over, with the line sitting at 9.5 runs. We see the Braves taking this one by a score of 6-5, giving us some wiggle room with the over/under line.

Looking at the starting pitchers, we have Chris Sale finishing with seven strikeouts and getting the win, and you could look to add his strikeout line to a parlay. As for Ryne Nelson, we don’t see him going very deep into the game, and his strikeout total is just five.

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