Diamondbacks at Braves
O/U 9 · RL Braves -1.5
The pick & result
- Published pick
- Braves ML -133
- Published odds
- -133
- Result
- Lost
- Final score
- 10-3
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The read
The heat is hanging over Truist Park, Atlanta is coming off a home shutout, and the Diamondbacks arrive without Ketel Marte in the middle of their order. This has the feel of a tight game that eventually bends toward the home club.
Arizona has struggled against right-handed pitching, and Marte’s absence removes its best counterweight. Grant Holmes has sharpened his command during 12 consecutive scoreless innings, while his slider and curveball are well suited to disrupt the Carroll-Perdomo-Moreno section of this lineup.
Eduardo Rodriguez is good enough to make me respect the underdog, but Atlanta owns the deeper lineup and the better late-game setup tonight. Arizona already leaned on Juan Morillo and Brandyn Garcia on Friday, while Raisel Iglesias and Dylan Lee are rested. I’ll pay -133 for the Braves to rebound.
The research
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STARTER FORM
Grant Holmes: 1.62 ERA over his last 3 starts
1.62Holmes has allowed very little early while posting a 1.62 ERA over his last three starts. I trust his current run prevention to give Atlanta control against Arizona.
COOLING OFF
Drake Baldwin: .526 OPS in Last 15 Days
.526Baldwin’s .526 OPS has lasted long enough to respect, but his season baseline still points toward considerably more offense. I’m more interested in buying the depressed form than automatically fading him against Arizona.
FIRST INNING
ATL have gone quiet in the 1st: runs in 1 of their last 10
1/10Atlanta has been quiet early, but Rodriguez’s first-inning issues make this a bad spot to trust that trend blindly. The Braves have a legitimate chance to strike first, while Holmes should give them cover if they do not.
PARK WEATHER
92° at Truist Park — the ball will carry tonight
92°FAt 92 degrees, I expect the ball to carry at Truist Park and give both offenses room for damage in the air. The total of nine is demanding, but the conditions provide a clear route to the over.
TEAM RECORD
Braves 7-1 in Grant Holmes's last 8 starts
7-1Atlanta has won seven straight Holmes starts and repeatedly finds a way to finish behind him. I like the Braves to carry that rhythm into tonight’s home matchup.
REGRESSION
Eduardo Rodriguez: 2.7 ERA vs 4.78 xERA
4.78Rodriguez has managed contact reasonably well, but his modest strikeout rate and favorable gap between actual and expected opponent average leave room for correction. Atlanta is a dangerous place for that 2.70 ERA to start climbing.
Grant Holmes: 3.47 ERA vs 4.75 xERA
4.75Holmes’s 3.47 ERA is difficult to trust alongside a 4.75 xERA, elevated WHIP and concerning hard-contact profile. Arizona has a real chance to interrupt his recent run of clean results.
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Props on this game
2- GARY'S PICKEDUARDO RODRIGUEZPITCHER EARNED RUNS UNDER 3.5
Rodriguez has allowed four earned runs in only five of his 24 starts, and his 2.49 road ERA travels well into this matchup. Atlanta can still win without getting to him for a crooked number, especially with Rodriguez holding left-handed hitters to a .643 OPS. His changeup gives him an answer for the Braves’ best lefty bats, so I’m taking him to keep the damage at three earned runs or fewer.
- GARY'S PICKGERALDO PERDOMOSINGLES OVER 0.5
Perdomo is seeing the ball as well as anyone in Arizona’s lineup, batting .415 over the last 15 days and collecting a hit in 12 of his last 15 games. The encouraging part for this market is how repeatable his contact has been: a 4% recent whiff rate and disciplined approach give him several paths to putting a playable ball in the field. Holmes has been sharp, but Perdomo’s bat-to-ball skill makes one single at nearly even money worth taking.
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