Braves ride an 8-run fifth inning and cruise past the Diamondbacks, 17-2

— Matt Olson, Dominic Smith and Mauricio Dubón hit solo homers, Reynaldo López gave up one run over five innings and the Atlanta Braves coasted to a 17-2 victory over the Arizona Diamondbacks on Thursday night in the opener of a four-game series.
Apr 3, 2026, 12:39 am - AP
ATL
ARI
123456789RHE
10108200517160
001000001261
R. Lopez
win

R. Lopez1-0

5.0 IP, 4 H, 1 ER, 3 K, 1 BB
R. Nelson
loss

R. Nelson0-1

4.2 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 3 K, 3 BB
O. Bido
save

O. Bido1

3.0 IP, 2 H, 1 ER, 1 K, 1 BB

Scoring Summary

Inning

ATLARI
1stOlson homered to center (430 feet).10
3rdSmith homered to right center (430 feet).20
3rdLawlar homered to left center (424 feet).21
5thAcuña Jr. walked, Albies scored, Dubón to second, Smith to third.31
5thBaldwin grounded into fielder's choice to third, Smith scored, Acuña Jr. out at second, Dubón to third.41
5thOlson doubled to right, Dubón scored, Baldwin to third.51
5thRiley doubled to left, Baldwin scored and Olson scored.71
5thAlbies singled to left, Riley scored, Yastrzemski to second.81
5thHarris II doubled to left, Albies scored and Yastrzemski scored.101
6thDubón homered to left center (413 feet).111
6thYastrzemski grounded out to first, Baldwin scored, Riley to second, Olson to third.121
9thMateo homered to left (353 feet), Harris II scored.141
9thOlson doubled to center, Dubón scored, Baldwin to third.151
9thFarmer hit sacrifice fly to left, Baldwin scored.161
9thYastrzemski doubled to left, Olson scored.171
9thVargas doubled to right, Moreno scored.172

Game Odds
Odds by

OpenMLTotalRL
Atlanta BravesBravesATL
(5-2)
(5-2, 1-0 Away)
(5-2)
Reynaldo Lopez
(4-3, 3.64)
-126
ML
-110
o9
-112
-1.5
+144
Arizona DiamondbacksDiamondbacksARI
(3-4)
(3-4, 3-1 Home)
(3-4)
Ryne Nelson
(3-5, 4.97)
u9
-119
-110
u9
-108
+1.5
-175
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