Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox
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Red Sox beat the major league-leading Braves 5-3 for 2-game sweep
“It was a slider that was a little further over the plate than I wanted it, but I was able to get it up in the air on the pull side to take advantage of that big green thing out in left,” Turner said. “That felt good.”
Rafael Devers, Tristan Casas and Adam Duvall homered for Boston, which trailed 3-0 after Ozzie Albies hit a three-run shot for Atlanta in the sixth.
“One luxury of hitting in front of (Devers) is that they don’t want to get to him,” Turner said.
Boston has won four straight and is a season-best eight games over .500 at 55-47. Atlanta is 64-36.
“They have a great team. We respect the way they go about it. They’re relentless,” Red Sox manager Alex Cora said about the Braves. “Hopefull,y we can play them again. That’s the goal here, but we’ve got work to do."
Red Sox rookie starter Brayan Bello allowed four hits and all three runs in six innings. The right-hander struck out four and walked two.
“I made a mistake and they made me pay for it, but I’m glad the team was able to come back and get a win tonight,” Bello said.
Joe Jacques (2-1) pitched the seventh, John Schreiber and Brennan Bernardino worked the eighth and All-Star closer Kenley Jansen finished for his 22nd save.
“You’ve got to tip your cap to our bullpen,” Turner said. “That’s a good lineup they were able to keep at bay for two nights in a row.”
Devers got the Red Sox started in sixth with his 25th home run, a shot that landed in the right-field seats. In the seventh, Casas hit the first pitch he saw from Atlanta starter Spencer Strider to center for his 15th homer.
“The homer by (Devers) gave us life,” Cora said. “We won with our best offensive lineup and we needed every one of those at-bats.”
Down 3-2, Boston finally chased Strider when Connor Wong singled with one down in the seventh. Albies then committed an error on a grounder hit directly at him. After a grounder by Jarren Duran moved Wong to third and Yu Chang to second, Turner gave the Red Sox the lead with a two-out double off Pierce Johnson (1-6) that banged off the left-field wall. Duvall homered in the eighth.
Strider went 6 1/3 innings, allowing three runs — two earned — on six hits. He struck out 10 and walked one.
“We just played a really good team. They’re coming together at the right time,” Atlanta manager Brian Snitker said. “We typically score more than four runs in two games, but Spencer had a really solid outing. Just couldn’t seal the deal.”
The announced paid attendance was 37,457. It was the largest crowd at Fenway Park since August 2019.
“The fans were into it,” Cora said. “It was a fun night for us.”
TRAINER’S ROOM
Braves: LHP Max Fried didn’t make his scheduled rehab start for Triple-A Gwinnett on Tuesday because of illness. Snitker said there’s no reason to be concerned regarding the team’s ace pitcher, out since early May with forearm troubles.
Red Sox: LHP Chris Sale (shoulder) remains on track to face live hitters in a practice session with Triple-A Worcester on Thursday. If that goes well, he could make a rehab start as early as next Tuesday. Sale hasn’t pitched for Boston since early June.
UP NEXT
RHP Yonny Chirinos (4-4, 4.02) is set to make his Atlanta debut Friday night at home against Milwaukee. Chirinos was claimed off waivers from Tampa Bay.
Red Sox RHP Kutter Crawford (4-5, 4.04) is slated to start Friday night at San Francisco.
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Matchup Prediction
Scoring Summary
9th Inning | Arcia struck out swinging. | |
9th Inning | Wall caught stealing second, catcher to second. | |
9th Inning | Wall ran for Pillar | |
9th Inning | Pillar singled to center, Murphy to third. | |
9th Inning | Ozuna fouled out to first. | |
9th Inning | Murphy hit by pitch. |
Statistics
ATL | BOS | |
---|---|---|
1 | Games Played | 1 |
1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
2 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
12 | Ground Balls | 9 |
6 | Strikeouts | 10 |
3 | Runs Batted In | 5 |
0 | Sacrifice Hit | 0 |
6 | Hits | 8 |
0 | Stolen Bases | 0 |
2 | Walks | 2 |
0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
3 | Runs | 5 |
2 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
31 | At Bats | 32 |
1 | Home Runs | 3 |
0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
9 | Runners Left On Base | 14 |
0 | Triples | 0 |
0 | Game Winning RBIs | 1 |
0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
1 | Doubles | 1 |
13 | Fly Balls | 13 |
1 | Caught Stealing | 1 |
129 | Pitches | 117 |
0 | Games Started | 0 |
1 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
10 | Total Bases | 18 |
35 | Plate Appearances | 34 |
162.0 | Projected Home Runs | 486.0 |
2 | Extra Base Hits | 4 |
2.0 | Runs Created | 5.0 |
.194 | Batting Average | .250 |
.000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
.323 | Slugging Percentage | .563 |
.161 | Secondary Average | .344 |
.286 | On Base Percentage | .294 |
.608 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .857 |
0.9 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.7 |
1.9 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 5.4 |
23.0 | Batter Rating | 39.0 |
31.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 10.7 |
0.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 0.00 |
3.69 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.44 |
.129 | Isolated Power | .313 |
0.33 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.20 |
.057 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .059 |
-.032 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | .094 |
6.0 | Runs Produced | 10.0 |
1.0 | Runs Ratio | 1.0 |
0.4 | Patience Ratio | 0.6 |
0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.3 |
74.0 | MLB Rating | 86.8 |
0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 37,457 | Capacity:
2024 National League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Philadelphia | 95 | 67 | .586 | - | W1 |
Atlanta | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | W1 |
New York | 89 | 73 | .549 | 6 | L1 |
Washington | 71 | 91 | .438 | 24 | L1 |
Miami | 62 | 100 | .383 | 33 | W4 |
2024 American League East Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New York | 94 | 68 | .580 | - | W1 |
Baltimore | 91 | 71 | .562 | 3 | W3 |
Boston | 81 | 81 | .500 | 13 | W1 |
Tampa Bay | 80 | 82 | .494 | 14 | L1 |
Toronto | 74 | 88 | .457 | 20 | L3 |