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Matt Olson sits at 99 hits this season, and will try to collect his 100th when his Atlanta Braves (61-41) square off against the Arizona Diamondbacks (45-55) on Sunday at 1:35 PM ET. The Braves are favored (-237) over the Diamondbacks (+196). Max Fried starts for Atlanta while Arizona will counter with Merrill Kelly.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Braves vs. Diamondbacks
- Game Day: Sunday, July 31, 2022
- Game Time: 1:35 PM ET
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Stadium: Truist Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Braves | -237 | 8 |
Braves Stats & Trends
Braves Batting
- The Braves are second-best in baseball with 158 total home runs.
- The Braves’ .248 batting average is 10th-best in the majors.
- The Braves are 17th in the league with an on-base percentage of .312.
- The Braves strike out 9.3 times per game, the third-worst average in baseball.
- The Braves have hit 86 homers at home this season (1.5 per game).
- The Braves have a .448 slugging percentage and are averaging 3.3 extra-base hits per game at home.
- The team is batting .254 with 472 hits (8.4 per game) at home this season.
Braves Key Batters
- Austin Riley leads Atlanta in OBP (.356), slugging percentage (.597) and total hits (116) this season.
- Among all qualifying hitters in baseball, Riley ranks 23rd in batting average, 31st in on-base percentage, and fifth in slugging.
- Riley has recorded at least one hit in two straight games. During his last five outings he is hitting .421 with six doubles, a home run, a walk and four RBI.
- Olson is batting .253 with 35 doubles, 21 home runs and 51 walks.
- Olson is 80th in batting average, 55th in on-base percentage and 18th in slugging in MLB.
- Dansby Swanson is batting .294 with a .468 slugging percentage and 54 RBI this year.
- Swanson takes a four-game hitting streak into this game. In his last five games he is hitting .368 with a double and two walks.
- Marcell Ozuna is batting .219 with a .274 OBP and 40 RBI for Atlanta this season.
Diamondbacks Stats & Trends
Diamondbacks Batting
- The Diamondbacks rank 11th in Major League Baseball with 113 home runs.
- The Diamondbacks have a team batting average of just .224 this season, which ranks 28th among MLB teams.
- The Diamondbacks have an on-base percentage of .303 this season, which ranks 23rd in the league.
- The Diamondbacks rank 14th in strikeouts per game (8.5) among MLB offenses.
- They have averaged 1.4 home runs per game in their 46 road contests this season.
- They are slugging .401 in 46 road games this season.
- In 46 road games this season, they have a batting average of .221 while averaging 7.5 base hits per contest.
Diamondbacks Key Batters
- Christian Walker has 12 doubles, a triple, 23 home runs and 51 walks while batting .197.
- Including all qualified players, Walker ranks 151st in batting average, while his on-base percentage is 117th and he is 63rd in slugging.
- Ketel Marte’s 86 hits, .353 on-base percentage and .464 slugging percentage all pace his team.
- Including all qualified players, Marte ranks 56th in batting average, 35th in on-base percentage and 42nd in slugging percentage.
- Daulton Varsho is hitting .237 with 15 doubles, two triples, 13 home runs and 30 walks.
- Josh Rojas is batting .282 with 14 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 29 walks.
Braves vs. Diamondbacks Probable Pitchers
| Fried | Kelly | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | GS | 20 |
| 10-3 | W-L | 10-5 |
| 2.73 | ERA | 3.04 |
| 125.1 | IP | 118.1 |
| 22 | BB | 36 |
| 117 | SO | 96 |
