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Five things to know about the Braves vs. Diamondbacks

Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves is followed by Blooper the team mascot after an 11-7 win over the New York Mets at SunTrust Park on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves won 11-7. (Photo by John Amis/Getty Images)
Ronald Acuna Jr. #13 of the Atlanta Braves is followed by Blooper the team mascot after an 11-7 win over the New York Mets at SunTrust Park on April 13, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. The Braves won 11-7. (Photo by John Amis/Getty Images)
By AJC Sports
April 16, 2019

Five things to know about the Braves-Diamondbacks series scheduled for Tuesday through Thursday at SunTrust Park:

- The Diamondbacks won two of three against the Braves at SunTrust Park in 2018 while the Braves won three of four against the Diamondbacks in Arizona.

- Max Fried, Tuesday’s starter for the Braves, is 2-0 and hasn’t allowed an earned run in 13 2/3 innings this season.

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- Braves shortstop Dansby Swanson is third in the National League with 18 runs batted in.

- Arizona outfielder David Peralta is batting .333 in 25 career games against the Braves and currently fifth in the NL with a .373 batting average in 16 games.

Ronald Acuna, the reigning NL player of the week, is one of four Braves batting .300 or better this season (Freddie Freeman .345, Ozzie Albies .328, Nick Markakis .327, Acuna .302).

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