It stayed a tight, low-scoring game deep into the afternoon, with neither offense finding much traction against a pair of arms operating near their ceilings under a 95-degree Atlanta sun.
Gabriel Moreno cracked a solo shot for Arizona in the 4th to open the scoring, and the Diamondbacks looked like they had the formula working again. Then the 7th flipped everything: Atlanta strung together a 3-run inning capped by Olson going deep to center, and even though Ildemaro Vargas answered with a solo homer of his own to make it a one-run night, the damage was done. Atlanta's bullpen closed it out from there for a 5-3 win.
For Arizona, the loss doesn't erase what was a strong weekend — 2 wins in the first 2 games of the series, with Soroka giving them length and their lineup finally clicking against a Braves pitching staff that had been vulnerable all month. For Atlanta, avoiding the sweep matters more than the box score suggests given how thin the pitching depth chart has gotten, with Spencer Strider and Spencer Schwellenbach both still on extended rehab timelines.
Both clubs move on with real questions in the pitching room. Arizona's rotation is missing Zac Gallen, Corbin Burnes and Ryne Nelson, all working back from elbow issues, which is a lot of firepower to replace even with Soroka pitching like an ace. Atlanta got the split it needed to avoid a series sweep, but a bullpen already down two key arms doesn't get any healthier by winning one game.