Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox
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Red Sox snap 5-game losing streak, beat Braves 8-0 behind Early's pitching effort
Early (5-2) allowed four hits and walked three. Ryan Watson gave up one hit over the final two innings.
The Red Sox scored six runs in the fourth inning. Masataka Yoshida scored on a throwing error, Isiah Kiner-Falefa hit an RBI single, while Ceddanne Rafaela and Wilyer Abreu hit two-run singles.
Marcelo Mayer plated a run with a single in the seventh before Duran capped the night with his eighth home run of the year — a 400-foot shot to right field.
Duran finished 4 for 5 at the plate, and Rafaela went 3 of 5 with two RBI and a run.
Bryce Elder (4-3) allowed six runs on nine hits while striking out one in 3 1/3 innings. Carlos Carrasco earned his 1,700th career strikeout in the seventh inning while throwing four innings and giving up two runs.
Jorge Mateo had two of Atlanta's five hits.
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Scoring Summary
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9th Inning | Tromp lined out to third. |
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9th Inning | Kim struck out swinging. |
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9th Inning | Mateo flied out to center. |
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8th Inning | Contreras grounded out to third. |
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8th Inning | Abreu grounded out to second. |
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8th Inning | Rafaela grounded out to first. |
Statistics
 ATL |
 BOS |
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|---|---|---|
| 1 | Games Played | 1 |
| 1 | Team Games Played | 1 |
| 0 | Hit By Pitch | 0 |
| 7 | Ground Balls | 14 |
| 8 | Strikeouts | 3 |
| 0 | Runs Batted In | 7 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Hit | 1 |
| 5 | Hits | 15 |
| 1 | Stolen Bases | 2 |
| 4 | Walks | 1 |
| 0 | Catcher Interference | 0 |
| 0 | Runs | 8 |
| 1 | Ground Into Double Play | 0 |
| 0 | Sacrifice Flies | 0 |
| 32 | At Bats | 38 |
| 0 | Home Runs | 1 |
| 0 | Grand Slam Home Runs | 0 |
| 20 | Runners Left On Base | 15 |
| 0 | Triples | 0 |
| 0 | Game Winning RBIs | 0 |
| 0 | Intentional Walks | 0 |
| 1 | Doubles | 0 |
| 17 | Fly Balls | 22 |
| 0 | Caught Stealing | 0 |
| 131 | Pitches | 126 |
| 0 | Games Started | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch At Bats | 0 |
| 0 | Pinch Hits | 0 |
| 0.0 | Player Rating | 0.0 |
| 1 | Is Qualified | 1 |
| 1 | Is Qualified In Steals | 1 |
| 6 | Total Bases | 18 |
| 36 | Plate Appearances | 40 |
| 0.0 | Projected Home Runs | 162.0 |
| 1 | Extra Base Hits | 1 |
| 1.2 | Runs Created | 7.5 |
| .156 | Batting Average | .395 |
| .000 | Pinch Hit Average | .000 |
| .188 | Slugging Percentage | .474 |
| .188 | Secondary Average | .158 |
| .250 | On Base Percentage | .410 |
| .438 | OBP Pct + SLG Pct | .884 |
| 0.4 | Ground To Fly Ball Ratio | 0.6 |
| 1.2 | Runs Created Per 27 Outs | 8.5 |
| 8.0 | Batter Rating | 50.0 |
| 0.0 | At Bats Per Home Run | 38.0 |
| 1.00 | Stolen Base Percentage | 1.00 |
| 3.64 | Pitches Per Plate Appearance | 3.15 |
| .031 | Isolated Power | .079 |
| 0.50 | Walk To Strikeout Ratio | 0.33 |
| .111 | Walks Per Plate Appearance | .025 |
| .031 | Secondary Average Minus Batting Average | -.237 |
| 0.0 | Runs Produced | 15.0 |
| 0.0 | Runs Ratio | 0.9 |
| 0.3 | Patience Ratio | 0.5 |
| 0.2 | Balls In Play Average | 0.4 |
| 62.5 | MLB Rating | 101.5 |
| 0.0 | Offensive Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
| 0.0 | Wins Above Replacement | 0.0 |
Game Information
Location: Boston, Massachusetts
Attendance: 34,093 | Capacity:
2026 National League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/atl.png" class="logo-micro">Atlanta | 62 | 44 | .585 | - | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/phi.png" class="logo-micro">Philadelphia | 57 | 50 | .533 | 5.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/wsh.png" class="logo-micro">Washington | 54 | 53 | .505 | 8.5 | L1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/mia.png" class="logo-micro">Miami | 53 | 54 | .495 | 9.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nym.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 45 | 62 | .421 | 17.5 | W2 |
2026 American League East Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tb.png" class="logo-micro">Tampa Bay | 62 | 43 | .590 | - | W3 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/nyy.png" class="logo-micro">New York | 60 | 46 | .566 | 2.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bos.png" class="logo-micro">Boston | 54 | 50 | .519 | 7.5 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/bal.png" class="logo-micro">Baltimore | 52 | 55 | .486 | 11 | W1 |
| <img src="https://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/mlb/500/tor.png" class="logo-micro">Toronto | 49 | 58 | .458 | 14 | W1 |