Arizona Diamondbacks at Atlanta Braves 7/31/22 - MLB Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 07/30/2022 at 10:23 PM ET

In Sunday afternoon MLB action, the Arizona Diamondbacks will battle the Atlanta Braves from Truist Park. The Diamondbacks (45-55) are ten games below .500 on the road and will be sellers at the trade deadline. Last night, Arizona SP Corbin Martin (0-1) surrendered four runs in four innings during a 6-2 road loss against Atlanta.

Thirty-three year old righty Merrill Kelly (10-5 3.04 ERA) is quietly putting together a nice season in the desert. The Diamondbacks have won Kelly’s last three starts and he has allowed just three runs over his last 21 innings.

The Atlanta Braves have won 35 of their first 56 home games and trail NL East Division leading New York by three full games. During last night's home victory, All Star C William Contreras homered twice and 1B Matt Olson added a solo shot to power the Atlanta offense. SP Ian Anderson (9-6) fanned nine batters across six shutout frames to earn the win for the Braves, who improved to 61-41 on the year.

The Braves will give the nod to talented left-hander Max Fried (10-3 2.73 ERA) in the series finale. In his last start, Fried gave up nine hits and three runs in six innings during a 6-4 road loss against Philadelphia.

Atlanta 2B Ozzie Albies (foot) has resumed weight bearing exercises and hopes to return later next month. Through 100 games, Arizona ranks 19th in OPS and 19th in runs scored. For the season, Atlanta ranks 4th in OPS and 4th in runs scored. Take the Diamondbacks to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks win 5-3.

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