Braves vs Diamondbacks: Battle of Backups

0:00On April 2nd tonight, the Atlanta Braves with a 4 and 2 record faceoff against the Arizona Diamondbacks at 3 and 3 in Phoenix at 9, 40 p.m., Eastern. The Braves hand the ball to Ronaldo Lopez, who's sitting at zero wins, zero losses with a 1.50 ERA and just three strikeouts so far. Arizona counters with Ryan Nelson, also zero and zero, but sporting a 7.71 ERA through his early outings. Sportsbooks have the Braves as slight favorites at minus 119. Diamondbacks at minus 100, with the over under at 8 and a half. Runs. Arizona's looking to keep their 3 game home winning streak alive against the Bravesquad that's been solid out of the gate. Last season, the Diamondbacks finished 80 and 82 overall. Strong at home with 43 and 38, averaging 3.3. Extra base hits per game, including 1.3 homers. Atlanta was 76 and 86, scoring and allowing 4.5 runs per game on the road, where they

1:01went 37 and 44. Both teams are banged up bad. Diamondbacks missing key arms like Merrill Kelly and Corbin Burns on the I.L., plus position players while the Braves. Have Spencer Strider and others, sideline with Elbow and shoulder issues. This matchup could turn into a battle of the backups, so tune in for some unpredictable diamond drama. From around the league, powered by AI, this is MLB News Today. I'm Corey with the story.