Atlanta Braves at Boston Red Sox
Final
Recap
Player of the gameRonald Acuña Jr.ATL1/3 1hr 4rbi
BOSTON -- Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his fourth career grand slam and Chris Sale struck out eight in five innings against his former team as the Atlanta Braves defeated the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Thursday. Acuña cleared the Green Monster after pinch-hitter Mike Yastrzemski grandson of Red Sox great Carl Yastrzemski drew a bases-loaded walk to break a 2-all tie in the sixth inning. The five-time All-Star and 2023 NL MVP connected off reliever Greg Weissert for his third home run this season and first since April 24. Sale (8-3) improved to 3-0 against the Red Sox since Boston traded its one-time ace to Atlanta before the 2024 season. The left-hander allowed two runs on six hits and walked three.
Team stats
11Hits8
3Home runs0
5Walks3
10Strikeouts11
2Stolen bases0
147Pitches thrown180
11Pitching strikeouts10
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Harris IICF | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Mauricio DubonLF | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matt Olson1B | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mike YastrzemskiPH | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Ozzie Albies2B | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Dominic SmithDH | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sandy LeonC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Jorge MateoSS | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Austin Riley3B | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Chadwick TrompC | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ronald Acuna Jr.RF | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Totals | 38 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler KinleyP | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Chris SaleP | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| Reynaldo LopezP | 2.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dylan DoddP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |