Arizona at Atlanta

Arizona plays its fourth straight road contest on a 4-10 slide. They just got swept by Toronto, getting outscored 19-9. The pitching is to blame, dropping to 19th in ERA (4.33), 20th in WHIP, and 18th in the bullpen (4.16 ERA). The Diamondbacks have lost the last six starts made by Zach Davies (6.37 ERA), getting outscored 8.3 to 3.3 during those six games, on average. Atlanta plays its fourth straight home game on a 28-7 run. The offense is third in runs scored, second in on-base percentage, and No. 1 in slugging, while the pitching is fifth in ERA (3.66) and third in the pen (3.44 ERA). Bryce Elder (2.97 ERA) is on the mound with the Braves 13-5 in his 18 starts. Atlanta is 29-8 versus NL teams that allow 4.5 or more runs per game, 26-8 after having lost three of four, plus 12-0 at home after a loss by 4-plus runs. Play Atlanta.