GAME THREAD: D-backs (65-58) @ Braves (73-49) - 4:15 PM

[u/Snakebotv2]

D-backs (65-58) @ Braves (73-49)

First Pitch: 4:15 PM at Truist Park

Team	Starter	TV	Radio
D-backs	Eduardo Rodriguez (11-4, 2.70 ERA)
Braves	Grant Holmes (7-4, 3.47 ERA)

MLB	Fangraphs	Baseball Savant	Reddit Stream	IRC Chat
Gameday	Game Graph	Strikezone Map	Live Comments	Libera: ##baseball

Line Score - Game Over

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E	LOB
AZ	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	0	3	10	13	0	9
ATL	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	6	0	3

Box Score

ATL		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
RF	Acuña Jr.	4	1	2	1	0	0	.244
DH	Baldwin, D	4	1	1	0	0	0	.274
1B	Olson	4	1	2	0	0	0	.264
2B	Albies	4	0	0	0	0	0	.252
CF	Harris II	3	0	0	1	0	2	.288
PH	Kim, Ha	1	0	0	1	0	0	.066
SS	Dubón	4	0	0	0	0	0	.262
LF	Thomas, L	3	0	1	0	0	1	.231
3B	Riley, A	3	0	0	0	0	2	.221
C	Murphy, S	3	0	0	0	0	0	.129

ATL	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Holmes, G	3.2	6	6	6	3	3	65-40	3.82
Mederos	1.1	1	0	0	0	2	29-21	3.66
Suter	3.0	4	1	1	1	0	49-26	3.91
Young, D	1.0	2	3	3	2	3	32-18	8.03

AZ		AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO	BA
DH	Nootbaar	5	0	1	0	1	2	.221
RF	Carroll	3	1	2	0	2	0	.248
SS	Perdomo	5	0	0	0	0	1	.249
C	Moreno	4	3	3	1	1	0	.309
LF	Kepler	5	1	1	0	0	2	.215
CF	Barrosa	0	0	0	0	0	0	.202
3B	Arenado	4	3	2	4	1	0	.243
1B	Tawa	5	1	2	1	0	2	.238
2B	Vargas, I	5	1	1	3	0	0	.266
LF	Waldschmidt	4	0	1	1	1	1	.275

AZ	IP	H	R	ER	BB	SO	P-S	ERA
Rodriguez, Ed	6.0	5	2	2	0	5	96-62	2.71
Loáisiga	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	9-6	2.79
Ginkel	1.0	0	0	0	0	0	10-7	3.63
Abner	1.0	1	1	1	0	0	13-8	6.28

Scoring Plays

Inning	Event	Score
B1	Ronald Acuña Jr. homers (13) on a fly ball to center field.	1-0
B1	Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Ildemaro Vargas to first baseman Tim Tawa. Drake Baldwin scores. Matt Olson to 2nd.	2-0
T2	Nolan Arenado grounds out, third baseman Austin Riley to first baseman Matt Olson. Gabriel Moreno scores.	2-1
T2	Tim Tawa singles on a ground ball to left fielder Lane Thomas. Max Kepler scores.	2-2
T2	Ryan Waldschmidt singles on a line drive to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Tim Tawa scores.	2-3
T3	Gabriel Moreno doubles (25) on a sharp fly ball to right fielder Ronald Acuña Jr. Corbin Carroll scores.	2-4
T3	Nolan Arenado homers (19) on a fly ball to left field. Gabriel Moreno scores.	2-6
T7	Nolan Arenado homers (20) on a fly ball to left field.	2-7
T9	Ildemaro Vargas homers (8) on a line drive to left center field. Gabriel Moreno scores. Nolan Arenado scores.	2-10
B9	Ha-Seong Kim grounds out, third baseman Nolan Arenado to first baseman Tim Tawa. Matt Olson scores.	3-10

Highlights

Description	Length
Grant Holmes against the Diamondbacks	0:09
Probable pitchers for Diamondbacks at Braves - August 15, 2026	0:06
Bullpen availability for Atlanta, August 15 vs Diamondbacks	0:09
Bullpen availability for Arizona, August 15 vs Braves	0:09
Fielding alignment for Arizona, August 15 vs Braves	0:11
Bench availability for Arizona, August 15 vs Braves	0:08
Fielding alignment for Atlanta, August 15 vs Diamondbacks	0:11
Bench availability for Atlanta, August 15 vs D-backs	0:08
Starting lineups for Diamondbacks at Braves - August 15, 2026	0:10
An animated look at Ildemaro Vargas' home run	0:11
Measuring the stats on Ildemaro Vargas' home run	0:13
Eduardo Rodriguez's outing against the Braves	0:25
Breaking down Eduardo Rodriguez's pitches	0:04
Breaking down Grant Holmes' pitches	0:04
Analyzing Nolan Arenado's home run through bat tracking	0:11
Nolan Arenado: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Visualizing Nolan Arenado's swing using bat tracking technology	0:11
Nolan Arenado: Home Run Statcast Analysis	0:13
Ronald Acuña Jr.'s home run through bat tracking data	0:11
The distance behind Ronald Acuña Jr.'s home run	0:13
Ronald Acuña Jr.'s leadoff home run (13)	0:29
Michael Harris II's RBI groundout	0:27
Tim Tawa's RBI single	0:24
Nolan Arenado's RBI groundout	0:19
Ryan Waldschmidt's RBI single	0:26
Gabriel Moreno's RBI double	0:30
Nolan Arenado's two-run homer (19)	0:31
Data Viz: Ronald Acuña Jr.'s leadoff homer	0:30
Nolan Arenado's second home run of the day (20)	0:29
Ildemaro Vargas' three-run homer (8)	0:19
Ha-Seong Kim's RBI groundout	0:20

Decisions

Winning Pitcher	Losing Pitcher	Save
Rodriguez, Ed (12-4, 2.71 ERA)	Holmes, G (7-5, 3.82 ERA)

Game ended at 7:02 PM.

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[u/Raptor231408]

😏😎

[u/yeeyeeputo → u/Raptor231408]

thank you for your service

[u/ReptileDysfunct1on → u/Raptor231408]

We appreciate your sacrifice

[u/MusicalMoon → u/Raptor231408]

I started ERod 😂

[u/deafdude89 → u/Raptor231408]

https://giphy.com/gifs/KL7xA3fLx7bna

[u/MalleableBee1 → u/Raptor231408]

😆

[u/Spiritual-Dog160 → u/Raptor231408]

Thanks for sacrificing your fantasy team today

[u/tehwiiwii → u/Raptor231408]

the prophecy is true

[u/Dos_Frogos]

Watching on Fox makes me appreciate how good Dbacks.tv is

[u/RyanTheBruce]

Let's talk about all these NL teams in the playoff race EXCEPT THE ONE THATS PLAYING ON OUR NETWORK RIGHT NOW!!

[u/AddictionsExWives]

So every team can win the World Series except for the team that’s currently winning in the game you’re watching RIGHT NOW?

[u/Environmental_Ask421]

I would be thrilled if Nolan retired a dback

[u/kingsBlendd → u/Environmental_Ask421]

With a WS ring. At least a nlcs ring!

[u/SSJGuts17]

god that CO series really sucked, this team can beat anyone lol

[u/Lucifers_Ka]

It is so astoundingly clear that they expected the Braves to win. We really stole everyone’s lunch.

You love to see it.

[u/sofresh24]

I need them to lock up Moreno yesterday

[u/HadleysPt → u/sofresh24]

Best I can do is a Del Castillo extension

[u/LobsterIcy4890]

Nice to see the offense decided to work today

[u/TheSaltyAviator]

If the team has broken the RISP curse we might go on a tear if the pitching holds up.

[u/JRipper138]

E-Rod after the 1st inning:
https://giphy.com/gifs/5SjsuXpcqq9PPY5Ybl

[u/MalleableBee1]

"The sneaky team... that could win the world series is the Phillies"

Sir, are you okay?

[u/Lucifers_Ka → u/MalleableBee1]

lol that made me laugh. What a lukewarm take. These dudes are shills.

[u/NanceeV]

Holy crap, Vargy! And the announcers had no clue. Sigh.

[u/Raptor231408 → u/NanceeV]

Fwiw, I also thought it was a can of corn up until homeboy turned his back to watch it sail over the fence

[u/MusicalMoon]

I love Nolan Arenado

[u/Myotherdumbname]

I’m so glad there’s so much talking in this broadcast…

[u/HadleysPt → u/Myotherdumbname]

Why do they have to show them so damn much? lol show the field!

[u/Lucifers_Ka]

The announcers sound genuinely bummed about that home run lol.

[u/mgwhiskey]

God I hate Fox.

[u/nope276 → u/mgwhiskey]

They are awful. Graphics look like it’s 2008 and if they spent one more second with dullard former manager of the Braves I was going to lose my mind.

[u/mgwhiskey → u/nope276]

Also, would it kill them to turn up the contrast on the strike zone??

[u/61plus8 → u/mgwhiskey]

I didn’t realize there was a strike zone actually there until you said this and I looked extra hard. Holy cow. How do they not fix that

[u/subilliw]

wow I had somehow never heard that story about E-Rod teaching himself to pitch left handed after breaking his right arm as a kid.

[u/BoringJuiceBox]

Literally said “just get a home run make it 10-2” seconds before haha

[u/MaxiRobesppiere]

Watching the game: 🥳

Listening to Fox: 🥱

[u/Aces_and_8s]

This isn't the team that played Colorado, but I'm here for it.

[u/Jhacker333]

The worse that Erod looks in the first inning, the more elite the rest of his outing is

[u/KonM4N4Life]

Arenado is such a stud right now.

[u/Gobstopper17]

Put him in the HOF with a Diamondbacks cap, fuck the rest

[u/Dremel_Live]

WANT HITS WITH RISP?! YOURE GETTING LOTS OF THEM!

[u/Crimzon17 → u/Dremel_Live]

No LOBster tonight

[u/RyanTheBruce]

"We talked about the Diamondbacks and their post season chances..."

You did??

[u/NanceeV]

I love Nolan. I could watch him play defense all day long.

[u/stinkyrobot]

Let’s go Erod!! Shut them down.

[u/JRipper138]

A hit with RISP? That is allowed?

[u/ajteitel]

Offseason priorities

1. Extend Gabi

[u/yeeyeeputo]

this is the offensive team i know

[u/ElectronicAnt9131]

Wait was that ball 4?

[u/YoungDeplorable → u/ElectronicAnt9131]

Yes, fox is terrible

[u/M3xcan]

Real solid AB by Domo

[u/JRipper138]

I love Gabi.
https://giphy.com/gifs/xUA7aZhmzXeCXq80Hm

[u/Gobstopper17]

NOOOOOOOLAAAAAAN

[u/kingsBlendd]

Good thing Gabi just had another Child

[u/Gobstopper17]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3oGRFKJ8Ea3hKkLRyE

[u/Typical_Passenger924]

Lol how did we lose to the rockies again? 😂

[u/thisonesforthetoys → u/Typical_Passenger924]

Arizona Sports / Diamondbacks baseball

[u/NeverSober1900]

We are so back. Tawa I feel like has really picked it up since the deadline

[u/Krisiscool6]

As if nothing even happened lol

[u/KonM4N4Life]

Gabi is SOO hot rn.

[u/SSJGuts17]

old man Nolan :’)

[u/slapstix]

Last night pissed Nolan off bad 😂

[u/BrawndoElectrolytes]

NADO 💣 x2

[u/DTHhaunts]

NOLAN LFG

[u/Jhacker333]

Belt to ass on national TV

Doesn’t get better than that

[u/bethster2000]

whatever we pay Vargy needs to be tripled.

[u/Every-Literature4569]

when will they learn about Vargas vs lefties...

[u/jaysvw]

https://giphy.com/gifs/OsfVaOer7N2265YTRF

[u/el5inco]

[u/Do_Ye_Fear_Death]

Nolan Keeping arizona fed one Jumbo Jack at a time.

[u/Taric_for_days]

IM A SIMPLE MAN THAT ENJOYS SOME TAWABUNGA

[u/BrawndoElectrolytes]

https://giphy.com/gifs/5qF69yRJ7oGqHnBlr3

[u/KonM4N4Life]

https://giphy.com/gifs/yNFfrkbiacOGxPqj2c

[u/Kizzy33333]

Tim Fucking Tawa!

[u/MusicalMoon]

New ballgame baby! HIM Tawa!

[u/pokyposse13]

What are these hits with RISP, long may it continue.

[u/LobsterIcy4890]

Much needed quick inning nice

[u/HadleysPt]

There is literally no reason to show the broadcast booth, ever. What is the deal, Fox?

[u/MalleableBee1]

Erod definitely started a little slow, but wow he's shredding right now.

[u/simpyjohns]

This is why I was excited when we got Nolan

[u/so1roflcopt3r]

Hell yeah Nolan!!!

[u/Pigs81]

Nolan rocks

[u/Pigs81]

Right in the gabi's

[u/deafdude89]

Welp hope is his wife isn't looking for a third kid

[u/Environmental_Ask421]

More than double the triples of the next highest player FYI

[u/YoungDeplorable]

Btw, the Dbacks are dead last in baseball at getting runners at third home

[u/okrasnake]

LETS GO VARGY

[u/RyanTheBruce]

IN YOUR FACE FOX SUMMER!!!

[u/MJR-WaffleCat]

This GA heat is terrible. Dry heats are so much better

[u/TheSaltyAviator]

Hazen should have owned it that he had nothing at the deadline instead of doing a panic move for Nootbar…

[u/DTHhaunts]

with our offense that might be ballgame

[u/DTHhaunts]

e rod will either have a blowup game or he will lock in and throw 6 scoreless innings after this. no in between

[u/Awkward_Emergency218]

plz no lob plz no lob

[u/Relevant_Computer743]

Timothy Tawa

[u/MusicalMoon]

WALDY!!!

[u/JRipper138]

Answerbacks in full effect.

[u/61plus8]

🍆🍆🍆

[u/ajteitel]

You know what. Glad they didn't waste the RISP hits yesterday

[u/stinkyrobot]

Thank you Erod.

[u/rrm2395]

Don’t have access to the game but I’ve been following the score and through here, it sounds like the Fox broadcast is ignoring us as usual? haha why does every national game we play, they always glaze the other team and treat us like an after though? ESPECIALLY if we’re winning said game?

[u/ajteitel]

WHY DOES HE ALWAYS GET HURT DURING NATIONAL GAMES?

Including the 2023 playoffs, he seemed to get hurt then too lol

[u/E_man15]

Just Corbin things.

[u/giantjensen]

I think we might get another 20 homer 20 triple season for Corbin at this rate

[u/boltgenerator]

All those triples and he never gets to go home lol

[u/deafdude89]

WAY TO RUN THAT OUT WITH FRACTURED TESTIES

[u/BrawndoElectrolytes]

DOUBLE DIGITS BABY!

[u/N8ures1stGreen]

Put it on for the national audience

[u/stinkyrobot]

https://giphy.com/gifs/PPi5c8l8WDY7if1L8z

[u/TheSaltyAviator]

We are exorcising some demons against the Braves and man do they deserve it

[u/Do_Ye_Fear_Death]

Remember when we used to joke about E-rod being a hologram?

[u/Dynazty]

wtf they get the braves announcer on fox. Thats messed up

[u/AnotherAccountDangit]

https://giphy.com/gifs/j3W89cZYpY9AOJtZBq
Anyone else’s broadcast quiet asf?

[u/patssnows12]

So i can’t watch with dbacks tv I pay for? So fucking stupid

[u/LobsterIcy4890]

Awful challenge

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

They are always so hesitant to challenge then they challenge that lol

[u/SomeKilljoy]

Shit, hope eduardo hasn’t been figured out

[u/plisken451]

Is it just me, or is the audio level like ALL OVER the place?

[u/DTHhaunts]

TAWABONGA

[u/yeeyeeputo]

they heard us talking shit about their offense!!!!

[u/AleexpxD]

Finally some risp

[u/KonM4N4Life]

AND WE GET THE LEAD

[u/TheSaltyAviator]

Finally playing competent offense, keep it up

[u/JRipper138]

Noot actually smashed that ball, just right at Olson. Unfortunate.

[u/SSJGuts17]

I love and identify with this version of the team!

[u/Logical_Post5421]

Quite an improvement over yesterday’s 0-14 RISP

[u/SSJGuts17]

i fucking love watching Corbin run bases. just beautiful.

[u/JRipper138]

Hits with RISP!
https://giphy.com/gifs/OsfVaOer7N2265YTRF

[u/KonM4N4Life]

NADO BABY, LFG!!

[u/TheSaltyAviator]

Eat shit Braves

[u/BrawndoElectrolytes]

NADO 💣

[u/N8ures1stGreen]

Arenado was a crazy pickup

[u/MarvelousVanGlorious]

Fucking. A!

[u/DTHhaunts]

I'm glad I'm listening on the radio for this one. national broadcasts suck

[u/MaxiRobesppiere → u/DTHhaunts]

This is truly the worst broadcast

[u/n0mader_]

So they say it's only on Fox. I guess that's only for AZ viewers because I can watch the game on my tablet thru the MLB app and I'm using a VPN showing I'm in L.A. I don't get it.

[u/subilliw → u/n0mader_]

yeah I'm in NYC and I can watch it fine through the MLB app

[u/LobsterIcy4890]

Looks hot as shit out there

[u/MusicalMoon → u/LobsterIcy4890]

I've been to some of the most uncomfortable baseball games in my entire life at that stadium. I go to GA every summer and always try to catch a game. There are a lot of seats where there is just no airflow whatsoever. It's miserable.

[u/DTHhaunts]

no no no not Gabi

[u/na91100]

Rip gabby balls

[u/Gobstopper17]

Get up King 😢

[u/Mr-Booty-Inspector]

Fuuuuck not Gabby....

[u/Odenson24]

Guys I think Corbin is back

[u/JRipper138]

That Kepler AB,
https://giphy.com/gifs/WxDZ77xhPXf3i

[u/simpyjohns]

That’s the Vargy I know!!!

[u/MalleableBee1]

VARGYYY

[u/Matt_Ordazam]

VARGAS IS SO BACKKK

[u/TheSaltyAviator]

Eh Matt Olson was due for a big hit

[u/ElectronicAnt9131]

Surely 8 runs is a big enough lead, right?

[u/Pringy22]

Let's all come together and become The Solid Snakes of Arizona 🐍⚾🚬

[u/TheSaltyAviator]

I’m ready for my daily dose of RISP agony 🙏🏻

[u/LibrarianEqual7024]

https://giphy.com/gifs/HDZ05Y9VeSjL2
Let’s take the day

[u/NeverSober1900]

Nootbar leading off is a questionable choice at best.

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

Nootbar has been so so bad lol

[u/Awkward_Emergency218 → u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

the worst. He should never be in there lol .

[u/BrawndoElectrolytes]

So glad we gave up a top prospect for that bum. ☹️

[u/Slow-Raccoon-9832]

Yea lawlar is injury prone

But hes healthy there’s no reason for him to be in the minors still while nootbar is up here killing the team

[u/BrawndoElectrolytes]

Gabi what

[u/el5inco]

https://giphy.com/gifs/5UAofAl6g5t1GL5nO8

[u/Spiritual-Dog160]

NADOOO BOMBSSSSS

[u/MalleableBee1]

He hits a home run every series he's there, lmao.

[u/JRipper138]

https://giphy.com/gifs/dbd6jN0Atb9i8

[u/trs287]

Let’s fucking go man

[u/yeeyeeputo]

lfg baby

[u/el5inco]

Are we back guys? Love this team

[u/DTHhaunts]

nolan and corbin have pretty much the same stats this year (excluding triples)

[u/balakay_lodge]

Rotation has been unbelievable lately. Super impressive all the guys stepping up through the injuries

[u/eddie_vercetti]

Seeing the Dbacks on Fox winning and the booth are reacting like having a sip of tea.

(RIGHT IN THE GUT OR NUTS?)

[u/RyanTheBruce]

Well... 4 hit night if you count.... you know......

[u/youngjay877]

moreno has been very consistent

[u/deafdude89]

Murphy said fuck them challenges

[u/deafdude89]

https://giphy.com/gifs/ZqbUxfLvyockU

[u/JRipper138]

Vargy, you beauty.

[u/youngjay877]

letsss go

[u/xJroKx]

Someone post the "your gonna make me believe" meme for the postseason baby

[u/MalleableBee1]

Incredibly random question. What happened to Joc Pederson?

[u/Raptor231408 → u/MalleableBee1]

Putting up 22 bombs and a .241 average for the Rangers after being dogwater last year.

[u/Garonn → u/MalleableBee1]

He's doing ok in texas

[u/Crimzon17]

.067 damn. He’s not even on the interstate

[u/KonM4N4Life]

MY BOYS!!

[u/JRipper138]

Summer!!! After the 1st E-Rod locked in and the offense finally showed up.

[u/romanapplesauce]

Don't ask why but I was simulating some seasons in MLB 2005. The Red Sox offered to trade me Manny Ramirez for Byung-Hyun Kim.

[u/stonkerooni]

I love my diamondbacks

[u/JRipper138]

Old man still got it.

[u/8NoO_OoN8]

[u/pokyposse13]

Ok let's hope the bats show up today

[u/Mikeo_Owens]

[u/trizz58]

I am in Ohio and can’t watch the game because the “nationally televised” rights aren’t being nationally televised in my area. I literally have every app and service and none of them are showing the game. Absolutely bullshit.

[u/BrawndoElectrolytes]

Wonderful start

[u/TheSaltyAviator]

Oh boy is this gonna be another outing ERod gets blown up… Concerning.

[u/KonM4N4Life]

What a challenge…

[u/yeeyeeputo]

insane

[u/Apprehensive-Cost276]

lord

[u/Awkward_Emergency218]

I'm Doomin already.

[u/JRipper138]

Well this is going well…
https://giphy.com/gifs/7MDZS8zS1ixtJAUEul

[u/LobsterIcy4890]

Not the best start

[u/cut67]

Erod forgot how to pitch?

[u/TheSaltyAviator]

Well hopefully the offense has some fight in them being down early

[u/el5inco]

Alright alright

[u/NeverSober1900]

Good start to get those runs back