Brewers vs Royals: Early Season Test

0:00On April 4th, Atlanta Braves are 6-2 this season, rolling into Phoenix to face the 3-5 Arizona Diamondbacks tonight at 7, 15 p.m. Eastern. They're aiming to stretch that 3-game win streak, with Bryce Elder on the mound for Atlanta, he's 1-0, with a spotless 0-ERA and 5. Strikeouts Diamondbacks counter with Mike Sorroca, also 1-0, 0-ERA, but 10K is already. Sputts have the Braves as slight favorites at minus 114, with the over-under sitting and 9 runs. Both pitchers owning 1.00 whips, this could be a low scoring duel early. Injuries are hitting both squads hard. Diamondbacks missing key arms like Corbin Burns and Merrill Kelly on the 60-day I-L, plus position players, like Lorde's Gurry L. Jr. Braves dealing with Spencer Strider on the 15-day and several elbow cases on the 60-day list, thinning their bullpen depth. Last season, Arizona finished 80-82, overall 43-38 at home, slugging 4-33 as a team.

1:04Atlanta was 76-86 on the road, 37-44, with a 4-99 team slug. Expect fireworks if the bats wake up, but these aces might keep it close. Braves hungry to build momentum before the schedule tuffins. This has been MLB News Today, powered by AI.