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Arizona Diamondbacks 3, Atlanta Braves 5

Final Score and Game Recap

Final score, pitching lines and standings context.

1:35 PM ET · Truist ParkGame-day snapshot Aug 16, 4:10 PM ETFinal lineups lockedCurrent 2026 season stats — updated Sep 30, 5:00 AM ET
T-Score49
Arizona Diamondbacks
86–76 · 3rd NL West · T-Score 49
3
3–5
FINAL
Atlanta Braves
94–68 · 1st NL East · T-Score 58
5
T-Score58
FINAL

Matchup at a glance

PitcherStat calculation
CategoryComparisonWhy
Starting pitcherDiamondbacksArizona has the stronger starting-pitcher profile: Soroka leads in P-Score, WHIP and K/9.
Offense vs handBravesAtlanta has produced the stronger offense against right-handed pitching.
LineupBravesAtlanta's official lineup includes 6 left-handed bats against the opposing starter.
BullpenBravesAtlanta has allowed fewer runs from the bullpen on the season ERA.
Recent formDiamondbacksArizona has won 6 of its last 10 and owns the stronger recent run differential.

Starting pitchers

AZ
Michael Soroka RHP
Michael Soroka
Arizona Diamondbacks
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
2.92
46th
WHIP
1.10
24th
K/9
8.65
81st
BB/9
2.08
32nd
P-Score63i
FIP
–
HR/9
0.63
29th
OPS/R
–
IP
86.1
Last 5 starts
ERA
2.37
QUALITY
START %
40%
(2 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
ATL
Bryce Elder RHP
Bryce Elder
Atlanta Braves
2026 season (MLB rank among qualified starters)
ERA
4.03
109th
WHIP
1.25
97th
K/9
7.38
150th
BB/9
3.08
99th
P-Score52i
FIP
–
HR/9
1.44
158th
OPS/R
–
IP
131.2
Last 5 starts
ERA
3.72
QUALITY
START %
60%
(3 of 5)
DAYS
REST
6
How the starters differ
·Soroka allows the lower home-run rate: 0.63 vs 1.44 per nine.
·Soroka owns a 8.7 K/9 compared with Elder's 7.4.
·Soroka enters with a 2.92 ERA compared with Elder's 4.03.
·The WHIP gap favors Soroka, 1.10 to 1.25.

How the lineups match the starters' pitch mix

Pitch data coverage: partial. Usage and velocity only.

Soroka arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Four-seam32%93.5
Slurve32%80.6
Changeup12%85.9
Cutter12%89.0
Sinker10%93.3
Sweeper1%83.2
Elder arsenal
PitchUsageVelo
Sinker28%91.0
Four-seam22%92.4
Slider22%83.1
Cutter15%88.5
Changeup12%85.7

Team OPS vs opposing starter's hand

Diamondbacks vs RHP (Bryce Elder)
26th
in MLB
0.697OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000
Braves vs RHP (Michael Soroka)
11th
in MLB
0.730OPS
.600.700.800.9001.000

Lineups

Final lineupsOrder from the stored snapshot; treat as unofficial until the card is filed.Full lineup page
Arizona DiamondbacksOfficial lineupvs RHP Bryce Elder
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Elder (BvP)
1Geraldo PerdomoSSS62.7479.7621-for-1Very small sample
2Corbin CarrollLRF78.79522.7271-for-2Very small sample
3Gabriel MorenoRC78.87416.9090-for-2Very small sample
4Ketel MarteS2B73.74822.6871-for-2Very small sample
5Max KeplerLLF36.5652.5390-for-3Very small sample
6Nolan ArenadoR3B64.80630.7750-for-3Very small sample
7Tim TawaR1B57.69011.704No MLB historyNo history
8James McCannRC58.7667.8781-for-3Very small sample
9Jorge BarrosaSCF34.6162.5430-for-2Very small sample
1Geraldo Perdomo SS · S.262 / .747 · 9 HRvs hand .762 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample62H-Score2Corbin Carroll RF · L.239 / .795 · 22 HRvs hand .727 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score3Gabriel Moreno C · R.311 / .874 · 16 HRvs hand .909 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample78H-Score4Ketel Marte 2B · S.249 / .748 · 22 HRvs hand .687 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample73H-Score5Max Kepler LF · L.205 / .565 · 2 HRvs hand .539 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample36H-Score6Nolan Arenado 3B · R.255 / .806 · 30 HRvs hand .775 · 0-for-3 · Very small sample64H-Score7Tim Tawa 1B · R.240 / .690 · 11 HRvs hand .704 · No MLB history · No history57H-Score8James McCann C · R.282 / .766 · 7 HRvs hand .878 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample58H-Score9Jorge Barrosa CF · S.193 / .616 · 2 HRvs hand .543 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample34H-Score
Atlanta BravesOfficial lineupvs RHP Michael Soroka
#HitterPosH-ScoreOPSHRvs RHPVs Soroka (BvP)
1Drake BaldwinLC82.81725.8881-for-2Very small sample
2Ronald Acuña Jr.RRF76.79620.8170-for-2Very small sample
3Matt OlsonL1B85.82341.8230-for-2Very small sample
4Michael Harris IILCF78.81226.8301-for-1Very small sample
5Mike YastrzemskiLLF60.68912.6971-for-3Very small sample
6Ozzie AlbiesS2B54.68522.6570-for-2Very small sample
7Dominic SmithLDH51.6949.7352-for-8Very small sample
8Austin RileyR3B61.65419.6511-for-2Very small sample
9Jim JarvisLSS32.5641.562No MLB historyNo history
1Drake Baldwin C · L.284 / .817 · 25 HRvs hand .888 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample82H-Score2Ronald Acuña Jr. RF · R.255 / .796 · 20 HRvs hand .817 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample76H-Score3Matt Olson 1B · L.251 / .823 · 41 HRvs hand .823 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample85H-Score4Michael Harris II CF · L.294 / .812 · 26 HRvs hand .830 · 1-for-1 · Very small sample78H-Score5Mike Yastrzemski LF · L.224 / .689 · 12 HRvs hand .697 · 1-for-3 · Very small sample60H-Score6Ozzie Albies 2B · S.237 / .685 · 22 HRvs hand .657 · 0-for-2 · Very small sample54H-Score7Dominic Smith DH · L.253 / .694 · 9 HRvs hand .735 · 2-for-8 · Very small sample51H-Score8Austin Riley 3B · R.219 / .654 · 19 HRvs hand .651 · 1-for-2 · Very small sample61H-Score9Jim Jarvis SS · L.207 / .564 · 1 HRvs hand .562 · No MLB history · No history32H-Score

Team comparison

OffenseAZAZ·ATLATL
AVG.246 12th.246 10th
OPS.720 14th.718 16th
Home runs166 25th204 8th
Runs739 11th742 8th
OBP.318 13th.309 28th
SLG.402 15th.409 7th
PitchingAZAZ·ATLATL
1stMLB rank30th
ERA4.18vs3.63
AZATL
WHIP1.28vs1.24
AZATL
K/97.1vs8.4
AZATL
HR Allowed186vs185
AZATL
BullpenAZAZ·ATLATL
1stMLB rank30th
Bullpen ERA4.00vs3.58
no league rank
Bullpen WHIP1.27vs1.23
no league rank
Saves38vs49
AZATL
ResultsAZAZ·ATLATL
+26617th
Run differential
+3169th
86–76 Record94–68
6–4 Last 105–5
Last 10 games
Arizona Diamondbacks (6–4)
W
W
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
W
Atlanta Braves (5–5)
L
L
W
W
L
W
L
L
W
W
2026 head-to-head
Season Series
4—2
6 Games Played

Frequently asked

Who is starting for the Diamondbacks?+
Michael Soroka (2.92 ERA, 8–3) is listed as the starter.
Who is starting for the Braves?+
Bryce Elder (4.03 ERA, 8–7) is listed as the starter.
What time does the game start?+
1:35 PM ET at Truist Park.
Where is the game being played?+
Truist Park, home of the Atlanta Braves.
Are the lineups confirmed?+
Not as official league cards. The orders shown are the current projected or last-posted lineups.
How have the Diamondbacks and Braves performed head-to-head?+
Season series: Braves 2–4 this season.
How do the starters compare on P-Score?+
Michael Soroka is at 63; Bryce Elder is at 52. P-Score is PitcherStat's 0–100 season index for qualified starters.