Red Sox head into matchup with the Braves on losing streak

Wed, Aug 10, 2022
MLB News (AP)

Red Sox head into matchup with the Braves on losing streak

Atlanta Braves (65-46, second in the NL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (54-57, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Wednesday, 7:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Kyle Wright (13-5, 3.22 ERA, 1.17 WHIP, 124 strikeouts); Red Sox: Nick Pivetta (8-8, 4.51 ERA, 1.33 WHIP, 119 strikeouts)

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -142, Red Sox +120; over/under is 9 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox will try to end a three-game slide when they play the Atlanta Braves.

Boston has gone 26-28 in home games and 54-57 overall. Red Sox hitters are batting a collective .253, which ranks third in the AL.

Atlanta has a 28-24 record on the road and a 65-46 record overall. The Braves have a 44-6 record in games when they scored at least five runs.

Wednesday's game is the fourth time these teams square off this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Rafael Devers leads Boston with 24 home runs while slugging .586. Jarren Duran is 6-for-31 with two home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

Austin Riley leads Atlanta with 30 home runs while slugging .594. William Contreras is 9-for-33 with four home runs and seven RBI over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .243 batting average, 5.52 ERA, outscored by 15 runs

Braves: 5-5, .261 batting average, 4.09 ERA, outscored opponents by eight runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Eric Hosmer: day-to-day (undisclosed), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (back), Brayan Bello: 15-Day IL (groin), Rob Refsnyder: 10-Day IL (knee), Kike Hernandez: 60-Day IL (hip), Chris Sale: 15-Day IL (finger), Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (hand), Matt Strahm: 15-Day IL (wrist), Michael Wacha: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Tyler Danish: 15-Day IL (elbow), Josh Taylor: 60-Day IL (back), James Paxton: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Braves: Travis d'Arnaud: day-to-day (leg), Mike Ford: 10-Day IL (neck), Adam Duvall: 10-Day IL (wrist), Darren O'Day: 15-Day IL (calf), Luke Jackson: 60-Day IL (elbow), Ozzie Albies: 60-Day IL (foot), Manny Pina: 60-Day IL (wrist), Mike Soroka: 60-Day IL (achilles), Kirby Yates: 60-Day IL (elbow)

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.

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