Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks 5/9/19 MLB Odds, Preview, and Prediction

The Atlanta Braves play the Arizona Diamondbacks in MLB action on Thursday at Chase Field.

Mike Soroka gets the call to start for the Braves on Thursday. The 21-year old right hander from Calgary in Alberta, Canada has started in four games for the Braves this season. Soroka has a record of 3-1 with an ERA of 1.14, WHIP of 1.01 and BAA of .182 in a total of 23.2 innings pitched.

For the season, Soroka has given up a total of five runs, with only three earned runs, in 16 hits without a home run. He has walked a total of right batters and has struck out a total of 27. In his last start against Miami last May 4, Soroka allowed just three hits with no earned run in seven innings of pitch work.

Right-fielder Nick Markakis leads Atlanta with his .323 batting average. Shortstop Dansby Swanson leads the team with 25 RBIs with six home runs while Freddie Freeman tops the team with seven homers while also contributing a total of 21 RBIs. The Braves are hitting .259 as a team and have scored a total of 177 runs on the season.

For the Diamondbacks, it will be Luke Weaver who gets the nod to open on top of the mound against the Braves on Thursday. The 25-year old Florida State product has started a total of seven games for the Diamondbacks and has put up a record of 3-1 with an ERA of 3.29, WHIP of 1.12 and BAA of .236.

In 38.1 total innings pitched, Weaver has given up a total of 35 hits which has led to 15 runs, 14 of those were earned with four home runs. Weaver has walked a total of 8 batters while striking out 44. Arizona is 4-3 in his seven starts. In his last start last May 4th against Colorado, Weaver pitched seven innings and allowed only three hits with one earned run.

Right-fielder David Peralta leads the team with a batting average of .303 while shortstop Ketel Marte leads the Diamondbacks with a total of 26 RBIs and 9 home runs while batting at a  254 average. As a team, Arizona is hitting .261 while scoring a total of 191 runs for the season.

Who Wins?

Atlanta is 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played. The Braves are 3-2 SU in their last five games on the road. Arizona is 5-5 SU in their last 10 games played. The Diamondbacks are 3-2 SU in their last five games played at home. Head to head, the Diamondbacks are 6-4 SU in their last 10 meetings but the Braves are 6-4 SU in their last 10 meetings in Arizona.

The Braves are 4-2 SU in their last six games against a right-handed starting pitcher, 1-4 SU in their last five games against the National League West, 0-4 SU in their last four Thursday games and 2-6 SU in their last 8 Game 1s of a series. The Diamondbacks are 4-1 SU in their last five Game 1s of a series, 11-5 SU in their last 16 games against the National League East, 15-7 SU in their last 22 games overall, and 2-3 SU in the last five games against a right-handed starter.

The Braves are heading to a park where they can break out from their current offensive slump. Soroka has been impressive this season with just three earned runs allowed in 23.2 innings pitched. Weaver has been as good but he’s pitched better away rather than at home and against the Braves, he’s allowed batters to hit .357. I think the Braves are due for a win here. I’m picking the Atlanta Braves to beat the Arizona Diamondbacks on 5/9/19.

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Other Bets To Make

The Braves are 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games played. Atlanta is 3-2 ATS in their last five road games. The Diamondbacks are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games played. Arizona is 4-1 ATS in their last five games played at home.

Atlanta’s last five wins have come by an average winning margin of four runs. With Weaver allowing Atlanta to hit .357 in his career and Soroka pitching well, I expect the Braves to win this game by at least two runs. I’m rolling with my baseball etting favorites here.  Prediction: Braves -1.5

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The over is 5-4-1 in the Braves’ last 10 games played. The total has gone over in three out of the last five road games played by Atlanta. The over is 7-3 in the Diamondbacks’ last 10 games played. Arizona has seen the total go under in 3 out of their last five games. Head to head, the over is 5-2 in the last seven games played between these two teams.

The total has gone over in 21 out of their last 31 meetings in Arizona. The over is also 5-0 in the Diamondbacks’ last five games overall, four out of the Braves’ last six and in five out of the last six games of Atlanta against an opponent with a winning record. The Braves are averaging 4.92 runs per game this season while the Diamondbacks are putting up 5.24 runs per outing. The Braves have gone over 8.5 runs in five out of their last six games while Diamondbacks have gone over 9 runs in five out of their last six games as well. The play here is to take the over. Prediction: Over 8.5

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