The Boston Red Sox will take on the Atlanta Braves this week for a two-game series. The Red Sox are coming off a series split with the Tigers while the Braves are coming off a series win over the A’s.
Boston Red Sox (30-30) vs. Atlanta Braves (33-24)
Game 1:
Date: Tuesday, June 4
Time: 7:10 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Game 2:
Date: Wednesday, June 5
Time: 1:35 pm EST
Broadcast: NESN
Probable Starting Pitchers
Game 1: Kutter Crawford (2-4, 3.29 ERA) vs. Max Fried (5-2, 2.97 ERA)
Crawford kicks off the short series making his 13th start he is 2-4 with a 3.29 ERA, a 3.28 FIP, a 1.18 WHIP, and 66 strikeouts in 68.1 innings. In his last start, he faced the Orioles going six innings giving up five runs on four hits; he walked two and struck out five. He made his only start against the Braves earlier this season going six innings giving up two runs on five hits; he walked two and struck out six. Fried goes for the Braves he is 5-2 with a 2.97 ERA, a 3.32 FIP, a 1.05 WHIP, and 54 strikeouts in 66.2 innings. In his last start, he faced the Nationals going eight shutout innings giving up seven hits; he walked one and struck out six. He’s made one start against the Red Sox going five innings giving up two runs on five hits; he walked two and struck out five.
Game 2: Nick Pivetta (2-4, 4.08 ERA) vs. Spencer Schwellenbach (0-1, 5.40 ERA)
Pivetta gets the other game for the Red Sox making his eighth start, he is 2-4 with a 4.08 ERA, a 4.28 FIP, a 1.04 WHIP, and 42 strikeouts in 35.1 innings. In his last start, he faced the Tigers going 5.1 innings giving up two runs on three hits; he walked two and struck out nine. He faced the Braves earlier this season and took a loss going four innings giving up five runs on seven hits; he walked one and struck out one. Schwellenbach gets the ball for Atlanta he made his first career start against the Nationals going five innings giving up three runs on five hits; he walked one and struck out five. He has never faced the Red Sox in his career.
Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves Leaders
Red Sox:
AVG – Rafael Devers – .283
HR – Rafael Devers – 11
RBI – Ceddanne Rafaela – 33
IP – Tanner Houck – 78.0
ERA – Tanner Houck –1.85
K – Tanner Houck – 75
Braves:
AVG – Marcell Ozuna – .313
HR – Marcell Ozuna – 17
RBI – Marcell Ozuna – 53
IP – Chris Sale – 67.2
ERA – Reynaldo Lopez – 1.73
K – Chris Sale – 82
Boston Red Sox vs. Atlanta Braves Numbers
Red Sox
AVG: .243 (12)
OPS: .715 (10)
R: 257 (11)
HR: 62 (12)
ERA: 3.31 (4)
K: 512 (8)
WHIP: 1.16 (6)
Braves
AVG: .250 (8)
OPS: .725 (7)
R: 254 (15)
HR: 59 (16)
ERA: 3.57 (8)
K: 487 (19)
WHIP: 1.23 (11)
Wrap Up
The Red Sox just missed taking three of four from the Tigers and it took a bad call that cost them now they get the Braves who the Red Sox lost both games to earlier this season in Atlanta match up pretty good against them. Ronald Acuna is out for the season and the Red Sox have two solid arms going they should come away with at the very least a series split but if they can somehow sweep this series that could be the type of momentum this team needs to turn this season around before they hits their gauntlet of a schedule coming up in the coming weeks.
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