Braves vs Dbacks: Slim Margins, Injuries

It's April 3rd, I'm Cory with the story, and this is MLB News today, your AI-powered

baseball briefing.

Atlanta Braves take on the Arizona Diamondbacks tonight in Phoenix at 9.45pm Eastern.

Braves hold a 1-0 series lead after winning the opener, sitting at 5 wins, 2 losses overall,

while Arizona is at 3 and 4.

Pitching matchup features Grand Homes for Atlanta, 0 and 1, with a 5.40 ERA against Eduardo

Rodriguez starting for the D-Backs, still 0 and 0, but perfect ERA so far.

Benham GM has braved as slight favorites at minus 125, backs plus 104, total runs over

under 9.

Last season, Arizona finished 80 and 82, strong at home with 43 and 38.

They hit 251 as a team with a 757 OPS.

Atlanta was 76 and 86 on the year, 37 and 44 away.

Their staff striking out 8.9 per 9 while, allowing 4.5 runs a game, both squads banged

up bad.

Diamondbacks missing Pave and Smith, Lordeus Gueriel Jr., Merrill Kelly, Corbin Burns and

more on the I.L. with Elbows, Knees, Backs, Braves without Spencer Strider, Sean Murphy,

AJ Smith's Shover, plus several elbow cases.

These heats up with these arms on the mound and rosters thin could make for a tight one,

as Atlanta pushes for the sweep.