Arizona at Atlanta

Arizona has taken the first two games of this series, blanking Atlanta 2-0 on Friday and then routing the Braves 10-3 on Saturday with Nolan Arenado going deep twice. That's a rough getaway-day spot for a team that still sits atop the NL East, and it sets up a bounce-back argument this afternoon. Bryce Elder has been steady all year, a 9-4 record with a 3.652 ERA, and he gets a Diamondbacks lineup that's been carrying its offense through two dominant days rather than facing a fresh, sharp arm. Michael Soroka is back in Arizona's rotation after a long stint on the injured list with a left glute strain, activated just last week, and he's still working through pitch-count limits in his first turns back. That's a real complication for a club trying to complete a sweep, asking a starter who hasn't built up a full workload to hold a lineup that's plenty motivated to avoid getting run off its own turf. I like Atlanta to get back on track here, and we're on the Braves' moneyline this afternoon.