Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks 6/3/2023 Picks

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03 June 2023

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The Atlanta Braves will face off with the Arizona Diamondbacks in MLB action in Chase Field, AZ, on Saturday, June 3, 2023, at 10:10 PM ET.

As they proceeded to win the third and final game of their three-game series with the A’s on Wednesday afternoon, Atlanta got to win for just the second time in six matches.

On Friday, the Braves were 33-23 overall and had a 3.5-game advantage over the Mets in the NL East standings.

Atlanta recorded seven hits on Wednesday, including three from Orlando Arcia (two runs) and two from Ronald Acuna Jr. (RBI).

The Braves won the game partly thanks to a home run from Ozzie Albies (his 11th).

On the mound, Jared Shuster (2-2) won the victory after pitching 5.1 innings, during which time he gave up two runs on three hits, four walks, and one strikeout.

Raisel Iglesias earned his fifth save of the year after pitching a 1-2-3 ninth inning.

In this game, Spencer Strider will make his 12th start for the Braves this season. He enters the game with a record of 5-2, a 2.97 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 22 walks, and 106 strikeouts in 63.2 innings pitched.

In his most recent start, which took place on Sunday at home against the Phillies, Strider was successful. In six innings, he gave up two runs on two hits, one walk, and nine strikeouts as the Braves eventually won 11-4.

Strider is 1-1 with a 4.24 ERA, 1.18 WHIP, seven walks, and 27 strikeouts in 17 innings over his previous three starts.

On May 30, 2022, he made one start against the Diamondbacks and was unsuccessful and pitched 4.1 innings in a match that the Braves lost 6-2, giving up five runs (three earned) on four hits, two walks, and seven strikeouts.

He had a passing familiarity with the park thanks to that outing, which took place at Chase Field.

In addition to making 62 appearances in high-leverage situations, Braves bullpen pitchers faced the batter 49 times with runners on base.

The bullpen recorded 37 holds this season, ranking fourth in the league. The Braves bullpen pitched in 63 save opportunities and has a save percentage of 53.8%.

This year, they made 14 saves but failed to capitalize 12 of their 26 chances. The bullpen pitchers gave up 74 runners this year, and 36.5% reached base. For the season, the Braves sent 189 relievers to the mound.

The total went UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last six matches.
The Atlanta Braves are 2-5 SU in their last seven matches.
The Atlanta Braves are 4-1 SU in their last five matches against Arizona.

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Arizona won their fifth consecutive match on Thursday afternoon as they won the last game of a four-game home series against the Rockies in a walk-off victory.

The Diamondbacks and Dodgers shared first place in the NL West with a record of 34-23 as of Friday. On Thursday, Ketel Marte (two runs, RBI) and Christian Walker (run) each contributed two singles to the victory.

With a two-run double in the bottom of the ninth, Corbin Carroll brought in both the winning and tying runs. Zach Davies pitched 5.2 innings, giving up three runs on seven hits, one walk, and four strikeouts.

With a 1-2-3 ninth inning and one strikeout, Kevin Ginkel (2-0) grabbed the victory.

In this game, Diamondbacks pitcher Ryne Nelson gets the ball and makes his 12th start of the year. He has 57 innings of work under his belt this year and is 2-2 with a 5.37 ERA, 1.439 WHIP, 18 walks, and 37 strikeouts.

Nelson won his most recent start, which took place on Monday at home against Colorado.

He pitched five innings in a game the Diamondbacks eventually prevailed 7-5, giving up five runs on eight hits, three walks, and one strikeout.

Nelson is 1-0 with a 3.31 ERA, 1.16 WHIP, seven walks, and 11 strikeouts in 16.1 innings pitched across his last three starts. Nelson takes the mound here for the first time against the Braves in his fifteenth major league start overall.

He is making his ninth start at Chase Field in his career. In those appearances, Nelson is 2-2 with a 5.57 ERA, a 1.452 WHIP, 16 walks, and 27 strikeouts in 42 innings pitched.

Arizona had 26 chances to save the game where bullpen pitchers entered, and they had 15 times. With a 57.7% save percentage and 189 relievers used this season, they are now placed 20th in baseball.

Their bullpen pitchers took the mound 62 times with runners on base and 56 times in high-leverage situations.

Of the 92 inherited base runners, Arizona’s relievers had an inherited score percentage of 32.6%. The Diamondbacks accumulated 36 holds, and 11 missed saves out of 63 save opportunities.

The total went UNDER in 6 of Arizona’s last seven matches.
The Arizona Diamondbacks are 6-0 SU in their last six matches.
The total went UNDER in 5 of Arizona’s last five matches against Atlanta.

Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks. The MLB pick for this game is the Atlanta Braves.

Arizona won five straight games coming into Friday’s game, but defeating the Rockies by four is much simpler than defeating the Braves. The Colorado offense, which struggled this year, brutalized Nelson in his most recent game.

Despite their dismal performance against the inferior A’s in their previous series, Atlanta boasts a strong roster capable of posting high offensive totals.

The Braves’ road performance outperformed their home performance regarding danger this year. The Atlanta Braves will win by a predicted score of 4-3.

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