Arizona Diamondbacks vs Atlanta Braves Picks and Prediction for Sunday August 16 2026
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In Sunday afternoon MLB action, the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Atlanta Braves will wrap up their weekend series from Truist Park. Be ready for the baseball season with all of our MLB predictions. The Diamondbacks (66-58) are a game below .500 on the road and are tied with Philadelphia for the final National League Wild Card spot. Last night, 3B Nolan Arenado homered twice and drove in four runs to power Arizona to a 10-3 road triumph. C Gabriel Moreno contributed three hits and scored three runs for the Diamondbacks.
Twenty-nine year old righty Michael Soroka (8-3 2.92 ERA) is in fine form for the Diamondbacks and will be ready to face his former team. Through 86 plus innings, Soroka has allowed just six long balls and owns a sparkling 1.10 WHIP.
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The Atlanta Braves have won 41 of their first 64 home games and hold a 7.5 game cushion over Philadelphia for the top spot in the NL East Division. During Saturday’s home loss, Ronald Acuna Jr. led off for Atlanta with his 16th home run. SP Grant Holmes (7-5) gave up six runs in three plus innings and took the loss for the Braves, who fell to 73-50 overall.
The Braves will counter with twenty-seven year old righty Bryce Elder (8-7 4.03 ERA) on Sunday. Last time out, Elder (5 IP) was tagged for ten hits and seven runs during an 8-5 home loss versus New York. Elder has surrendered 21 home runs across 131 plus frames this season.
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Atlanta SP Spencer Strider (elbow) will begin a throwing program this week and hopes to return to the rotation for the stretch run. Through 124 games, Arizona ranks 18th in OPS and 12th in runs scored. For the season, Atlanta ranks 8th in OPS and 6th in runs scored. Take the Diamondbacks to win on the road. Final Score Prediction, Arizona Diamondbacks win 5-3.
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