Diamondbacks routed by Braves, 8-2

April 26, 2025 WOL

Zac Gallen saw his record fall to 1-4 after allowing three runs and five hits in five innings against the Braves.

PHOENIX — Chris Sale won for the first time this season and the Atlanta Braves beat the Arizona Diamondbacks 8-2 on Friday night.

Austin Riley and Eli White each drove in two runs for the Braves, who have won six of their last seven. It was the Braves’ first victory against a National League West team this season after starting the season 0-7 at San Diego and Los Angeles.

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Sale (1-2) threw 104 pitches over five innings, but he pitched out of trouble and only gave up a run. The 2024 NL Cy Young Award winner allowed five hits, with two walks and four strikeouts and lowered his ERA from 6.17 to 5.40.

White drove in the first run for the Braves in their three-run second with a double off Zac Gallen (1-4). White started in right field after his three-run homer in the eighth inning of a 4-1 win against St. Louis on Wednesday.

Gallen (1-4) went five innings for the Diamondbacks, allowing three runs and five hits. He threw 103 pitches. Atlanta scored three times off Yilber Díaz in the eighth with Ozzie Albies, White and Riley driving in runs.

Arizona’s Corbin Carroll was 1 for 5 with a triple, and had a home run overturned on a crew chief review. Carroll entered Friday tied for the major league lead with nine homers.

Key moment

Eugenio Suárez’s throwing error with two on and two out in the sixth led to a pair of Atlanta runs and made the score 5-1.

Key stat

The Braves won for just the third time on the road this season against 11 losses. Only Colorado (1-14) is worse away from home.

Atlanta RHP Grant Holmes (2-1, 3.22) faces Arizona RHP Merrill Kelly (3-1, 4.73) Saturday.

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Arizona sports

The city of Phoenix is home to four major professional sports league teams; The NFL’s Arizona Cardinals, NBA’s Phoenix Suns, WNBA’s Phoenix Mercury and MLB’s Arizona Diamondbacks.

The Cardinals have made State Farm Stadium in Glendale their home turf and the Footprint Center in downtown Phoenix is home to both the Suns and the Mercury. The Indoor Football League’s Arizona Rattlers play at Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale.

Phoenix also has a soccer team with the USL’s Phoenix Rising FC, who play at Phoenix Rising FC Stadium in Phoenix.

The Valley hosts multiple major sporting events every year, including college football’s Fiesta Bowl and Guaranteed Rate Bowl; the PGA Tour’s highest-attended event, the WM Phoenix Open; NASCAR events each spring and fall, including Championship Weekend in November; and Cactus League Spring Training for 15 Major League Baseball franchises.