Boston Red Sox at Atlanta Braves
Final
Recap
ATLANTA -- Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Saturday night. Red Sox rookie left-hander Payton Tolle (2-2) gave up two runs over a season-high eight innings, allowing four hits and striking out three. The Red Sox are 15-1 when their starters pitch at least six innings. Aroldis Chapman moved into a tie for 10th place with his 377th career save. He survived a throwing error with two outs and the bases empty by shortstop Andruw Monasterio, who was in for the injured Trevor Story.
How the bets landed
Moneyline favoriteATL -139 · 56% to win
UpsetRun LineATL -1.5
BOS coveredTotalO/U 8 · 5 scored
UnderAgainst the consensus line at the start, across 11 books
Team stats
7Hits4
1Home runs1
0Walks3
5Strikeouts3
0Stolen bases1
105Pitches thrown117
3Pitching strikeouts5
Box score
Batting
| Batters | AB | R | H | RBI | HR | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Willson Contreras1B | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Masataka YoshidaDH | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marcelo Mayer2B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jarren DuranLF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Wilyer AbreuRF | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Andruw MonasterioSS | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mickey GasperC | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Durbin3B | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ceddanne RafaelaCF | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals | 34 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Pitching
| Pitchers | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aroldis ChapmanP | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Payton TolleP | 8.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 |