The Arizona Diamondbacks dropped their second straight game and their third game in their last four on Thursday against the Colorado Rockies. The Diamondbacks look to cut their losing streak short this Friday night in the first game of a three-game series against the Atlanta Braves.
Diamondbacks vs. Braves 2018 odds: Arizona road underdog on Friday betting lines
The Arizona Diamondbacks will try to re-group on the road against the Atlanta Braves this weekend, with the sportsbooks setting them as underdogs on the odds.
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Arizona is a +110 road underdog in Atlanta at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. Zack Godley gets the call for the road team against Anibal Sanchez and the Braves as -130 home favorites.
Arizona Diamondbacks vs. Atlanta Braves
When: Friday, July 13, 7:35 p.m. ET
Where: SunTrust Park, Cobb County, Georgia
Betting Line / Total: Atlanta -130 / 8.5 Runs
Arizona Diamondbacks
The Rockies didn’t do any favors for the Diamondbacks’ pitching staff or its numbers this week, walloping Arizona 19-5 on Wednesday and following that up with a 5-1 win on Thursday.
The Diamondbacks owned one of the top team ERA’s in the league earlier this season but are down to eighth in the majors at 3.65 now. Over the team’s last 12 games, Arizona is 4-8 and has surrendered 6.25 runs per game.
Zach Godley’s season stats are mired by a few ugly starts, but over his last six starts the right-hander has led the Diamondbacks to a 5-1 record. Godley has allowed two earned runs or fewer in each of his five winning efforts.
Atlanta Braves
Atlanta finally got some offense going on Tuesday against the Toronto Blue Jays, snapping out of a 1-6 slump with a 9-5 victory. The Braves now have a golden opportunity to win back-to-back games for the first time since July 2 sending Anibal Sanchez to the mound.
Sanchez is enjoying a career resurgence in his first year in Atlanta, leading the team to seven wins in his last nine starts and posting a dazzling 2.72 ERA and 1.04 WHIP through 11 starts this year.
Friday’s total is set at 8.5 runs. The OVER is 3-0 in the last three games between Atlanta and Arizona per the OddsShark MLB Database.
Potential thunderstorms are in the weather forecast for Friday, but hopefully they will be avoided so that this intriguing pitching matchup can take place uninterrupted. Over the weekend, Zack Greinke will face Sean Newcomb on Saturday and the two teams will head into the all-star break after a Patrick Corbin vs. Julio Teheran matchup on Sunday.
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