The Arizona Diamondbacks want to avoid a repeat of last game's result - a 14-10 loss to the Padres - when they host the Braves on Friday. They hope Miguel Batista (3-2, 4.44) can be the skid-stopper for them.

Atlanta will start John Thomson (1-3, 1.87). His last trip was a loss, an 8-1 team loss against the Nationals, when he threw five innings, allowing five runs on eight hits.