Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks Prediction, 4/4/2026 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Braves vs Arizona Diamondbacks

Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026

Location: Chase Field in Phoenix, AZ

TV: DBACKS.TV

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-128) Arizona (+106)

The Arizona Diamondbacks (3-3) will play the Atlanta Braves (4-2) at Chase Field on Saturday. The moneyline on this game has the Braves at -128 while the Diamondbacks are priced at +106. The over/under comes in at 8.5. The men taking the mound are Bryce Elder and Michael Soroka.

Atlanta has a slugging percentage of .391 and have been called out on strikes 43 times, while being walked on 22 occasions. They have tallied 24 RBI's and 49 base knocks this year, and their batting average sits at .255. The Braves have tallied 6 doubles as a unit and have smacked 6 balls out of the park. They have notched a total of 24 runs and have an OBP of .330. As a unit, the Atlanta Braves are putting up 4.0 runs per outing, which is 16th in baseball.

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The Braves have a team ERA of 2.00 on the season (2nd in the league), and their staff has rung up 48 hitters. Braves pitchers have surrendered 4 home runs and also 12 runs (2nd in the league). Their pitching staff has walked 13 opposing batters and their FIP is 3.13 as a squad over the course of the season. Atlanta has yielded 36 hits (6.0 per 9 innings) and also 12 earned runs. Their strikeout to walk ratio sits at 3.69 and their pitching staff sits with a WHIP of 0.91.

The Braves have dispatched 16 relievers to the hill so far this season. The bullpen pitchers have inherited 3 runners on the campaign and 33.3% of those runners crossing home plate. The relievers have earned 2 holds on the season (20th in the league). Braves pitchers have entered the contest with runners on base 2 times as well as having 1 appearances in high leverage situations.

The Braves have converted 75.7% of baseballs in play into outs in their 486 innings on the diamond, which has them sitting 2nd in baseball. The Athletics have accounted for 162 putouts at this point in the season, in addition to 54 assists and 3 errors. Their fielding percentage is currently at .986 which puts them in 18th in the majors, and have 7 double plays.

Elder (25-24 career record) has earned a FIP of 4.45 while going up against 1,887 opposing batters in the major leagues. He has surrendered 440 base hits (9.0 hits per 9 innings) with 155 walks. His ERA is 4.52 (221 ER's allowed) and his career WHIP is 1.352. Elder has pitched in 440 frames and has tallied 357 K's during his pro baseball career.

The Diamondbacks hold a slugging % of .418 and they average 4.17 runs per contest (15th in MLB). They have 12 doubles, while taking a walk 17 times as well as scoring 25 runs. Arizona has tallied 7 HRs so far this season to go along with 25 RBIs. They have been rung up on 45 occasions (25th in baseball) and are sitting with 44 base knocks. The Arizona Diamondbacks have recorded a team on-base percentage of .295 and a team batting average of .233 on the season.

The Diamondbacks hold a team WHIP of 1.176 with a FIP of 3.88 as a team on the campaign. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 7.60 (43 strikeouts vs 17 free passes). They are currently ranked 9th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits conceded with 43. They have conceded 5 homers and they allow 4.76 runs per 9 innings (22nd in baseball). The Arizona pitching staff have surrendered 27 runs on the year while holding a team ERA of 4.59 (26 earned runs conceded).

Their bullpen pitchers have come in 10 times in high leverage situations in addition to 4 occasions with base runners. They rank 11th in baseball with a save percentage of 75.0%, and they have dispatched 22 bullpen pitchers onto the field so far this year.

The Arizona Diamondbacks have gotten 6 double plays and hold a fielding percentage of .990 (14th in MLB). The Diamondbacks have recorded 50 assists, 2 errors and have notched a total of 153 putouts over the course of the season. Out of their 459 innings on the diamond, the Diamondbacks have a defensive efficiency of 72.5% (9th in the majors).

Soroka (21-26 win-loss mark in his career) is the owner of a 3.81 earned run average while surrendering 8.0 hits per nine innings. He has a K/BB ratio of 2.76 and he has gone up against 1,762 opposing batters during his career. He has given up a total of 178 earned runs while holding a WHIP of 1.221 and being the owner of a FIP of 3.8. So far in his MLB career, Soroka has allowed 372 hits and he has 389 strikeouts in 420 innings pitched.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Arizona (+106)

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