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Atlanta Braves 1
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Match Report

Braves face Reds in playoffs; Red Sox win Roenicke finale

Jackie Bradley Jr. homered and made a leaping catch as the last-place Boston Red Sox won their final game under manager Ron Roenicke, beating the playoff-bound Atlanta Braves 9-1 Sunday.

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Top Performers

BOS

  • Cesar Puello RF H-AB 2-2 · AB 2 · R 1
  • Bobby Dalbec 1B H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Kevin Plawecki C H-AB 1-3 · AB 3 · R 1
  • Xander Bogaerts SS H-AB 2-3 · AB 3 · R 1

ATL

  • Freddie Freeman 1B H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0
  • Marcell Ozuna DH H-AB 2-4 · AB 4 · R 1
  • Dansby Swanson SS H-AB 0-3 · AB 3 · R 0
  • Adam Duvall LF H-AB 1-4 · AB 4 · R 0

Head to Head

BOS wins series 2-1

Injuries

Atlanta Braves

  • Spencer Strider 60-Day-IL
  • Joe Jimenez 60-Day-IL
  • Jurickson Profar suspension
  • Joey Wentz 60-Day-IL
  • Spencer Schwellenbach 60-Day-IL

Boston Red Sox

  • Caleb Durbin Out
  • Garrett Whitlock Out
  • Roman Anthony Out
  • Tyron Guerrero Out
  • Romy Gonzalez Day-To-Day

Lineups

Confirmed

ATL

  1. Ozzie Albies2B1
  2. Freddie Freeman1B5
  3. Marcell OzunaDH24
  4. Pablo Sandoval3B48
  5. Adam DuvallLF14
  6. Nick MarkakisRF22
  7. Dansby SwansonSS7
  8. Tyler FlowersC25
  9. Ender InciarteCF22

Substitutes

  1. Adeiny HechavarriaPH56

BOS

  1. Jackie Bradley Jr.CF41
  2. Rafael Devers3B16
  3. Xander BogaertsSS2
  4. J.D. MartinezDH28
  5. Kevin PlaweckiC24
  6. Bobby Dalbec1B31
  7. Michael ChavisLF66
  8. Tzu-Wei Lin2B37
  9. Jonathan ArauzSS47

Substitutes

  1. Cesar PuelloRF75

Play by Play

  1. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31871 9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    30944 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 9-1

    Araúz homered to right (347 feet).

    30944 9th Inning
  4. Home Run 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    30944 9th Inning
  5. Strike Looking 8-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    30944 9th Inning
  6. Ball 8-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30944 9th Inning
  7. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    30944 9th Inning
  8. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33563 8th Inning
  9. Foul Out 8-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    33563 8th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    33563 8th Inning
  11. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    29446 8th Inning
  12. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    29446 8th Inning
  13. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33563 7th Inning
  14. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    33563 7th Inning
  15. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    33563 7th Inning
  16. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    33563 7th Inning
  17. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    31749 7th Inning
  18. Foul Ball 8-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31749 7th Inning
  19. End Batter/Pitcher 8-1
    31749 7th Inning
  20. Play Result 8-1

    Araúz singled to right, Dalbec scored and Chavis scored.

    31749 7th Inning
  21. Single 8-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31749 7th Inning
  22. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    31749 7th Inning
  23. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 2

    31749 7th Inning
  24. Ball 6-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31749 7th Inning
  25. Foul Ball 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31749 7th Inning
  26. End Batter/Pitcher 6-1
    31749 7th Inning
  27. Play Result 6-1

    Chavis doubled to left, Plawecki scored, Dalbec to third.

    31749 7th Inning
  28. Double 6-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31749 7th Inning
  29. Strike Looking 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31749 7th Inning
  30. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31749 7th Inning
  31. Foul Ball 5-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    31749 7th Inning
  32. End Batter/Pitcher 5-1
    31749 7th Inning
  33. Play Result 5-1

    Martinez homered to right (381 feet), Puello scored.

    31749 7th Inning
  34. Home Run 5-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    31749 7th Inning
  35. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40502 6th Inning
  36. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40502 6th Inning
  37. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    40502 6th Inning
  38. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    40502 6th Inning
  39. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    40502 6th Inning
  40. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    40502 6th Inning
  41. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    32704 6th Inning
  42. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    32704 6th Inning
  43. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Foul

    36071 5th Inning
  44. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36071 5th Inning
  45. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36071 5th Inning
  46. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Foul

    36071 5th Inning
  47. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 6 : Strike 2 Foul

    29081 5th Inning
  48. Foul Ball 3-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    29081 5th Inning
  49. End Batter/Pitcher 3-1
    29081 5th Inning
  50. Play Result 3-1

    Bogaerts homered to left center (429 feet).

    29081 5th Inning
  51. Home Run 3-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    29081 5th Inning
  52. Ball 2-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    29081 5th Inning
  53. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 2 Foul

    36071 4th Inning
  54. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 2 Foul

    36071 4th Inning
  55. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Foul

    36071 4th Inning
  56. Foul Out 2-1

    Pitch 5 : Ball In Play

    36071 4th Inning
  57. Foul Ball 2-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 1 Foul

    36071 4th Inning
  58. End Batter/Pitcher 2-1
    31549 4th Inning
  59. Play Result 2-1

    Bradley Jr. homered to center (402 feet).

    31549 4th Inning
  60. Home Run 2-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball In Play

    31549 4th Inning
  1. End Inning 9-1

    End of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  2. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    31871 9th Inning
  3. Play Result 9-1

    Hechavarria grounded out to shortstop.

    31871 9th Inning
  4. Ground Out 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball In Play

    31871 9th Inning
  5. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Mike Kickham pitches to Adeiny Hechavarria

    31871 9th Inning
  6. Play Result 9-1

    Hechavarria hit for Freeman

    9th Inning
  7. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    31871 9th Inning
  8. Play Result 9-1

    Albies struck out swinging.

    31871 9th Inning
  9. Strike Swinging 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Strike 3 Swinging

    31871 9th Inning
  10. Foul Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 2 Foul

    31871 9th Inning
  11. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball 1

    31871 9th Inning
  12. Strike Looking 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    31871 9th Inning
  13. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Mike Kickham pitches to Ozzie Albies

    31871 9th Inning
  14. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    31871 9th Inning
  15. Play Result 9-1

    Inciarte lined out to center.

    31871 9th Inning
  16. Line Out 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Ball In Play

    31871 9th Inning
  17. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    31871 9th Inning
  18. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Mike Kickham pitches to Ender Inciarte

    31871 9th Inning
  19. Play Result 9-1

    Kickham relieved Weber

    31871 9th Inning
  20. Start Inning 9-1

    Bottom of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  21. End Inning 9-1

    Middle of the 9th inning

    9th Inning
  22. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    30944 9th Inning
  23. Play Result 9-1

    Devers struck out swinging.

    30944 9th Inning
  24. Strike Swinging 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Strike 3 Swinging

    30944 9th Inning
  25. Strike Swinging 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    30944 9th Inning
  26. Strike Looking 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    30944 9th Inning
  27. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Josh Tomlin pitches to Rafael Devers

    30944 9th Inning
  28. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    30944 9th Inning
  29. Play Result 9-1

    Bradley Jr. struck out swinging.

    30944 9th Inning
  30. Strike Swinging 9-1

    Pitch 5 : Strike 3 Swinging

    30944 9th Inning
  31. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 4 : Ball 2

    30944 9th Inning
  32. Ball 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball 1

    30944 9th Inning
  33. Strike Swinging 9-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 2 Swinging

    30944 9th Inning
  34. Strike Looking 9-1

    Pitch 1 : Strike 1 Looking

    30944 9th Inning
  35. Start Batter/Pitcher 9-1

    Josh Tomlin pitches to Jackie Bradley Jr.

    30944 9th Inning
  36. End Batter/Pitcher 9-1
    30944 9th Inning
  37. Play Result 9-1

    Araúz homered to right (347 feet).

    30944 9th Inning
  38. Home Run 9-1

    Pitch 3 : Ball In Play

    30944 9th Inning
  39. Strike Looking 8-1

    Pitch 2 : Strike 1 Looking

    30944 9th Inning
  40. Ball 8-1

    Pitch 1 : Ball 1

    30944 9th Inning

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