Boston Red Sox (19-26, fifth in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (31-15, first in the NL East)
Atlanta; Sunday, 1:35 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Brayan Bello (2-4, 6.46 ERA, 1.74 WHIP, 29 strikeouts); Braves: Grant Holmes (2-1, 4.35 ERA, 1.31 WHIP, 34 strikeouts)
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LINE: Braves -154, Red Sox +128; over/under is 8 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Both the Atlanta Braves and the Boston Red Sox are looking for a series win with a victory on Sunday.
Atlanta has a 15-8 record in home games and a 31-15 record overall. Braves pitchers have a collective 3.01 ERA, which leads MLB.
Boston has an 11-12 record on the road and a 19-26 record overall. The Red Sox are 8-21 in games when they have allowed at least one home run.
Sunday’s game is the third time these teams square off this season.
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TOP PERFORMERS: Ozzie Albies has eight doubles, eight home runs and 25 RBIs for the Braves. Drake Baldwin is 10 for 37 with a double and four home runs over the last 10 games.
Willson Contreras has five doubles, nine home runs and 25 RBIs while hitting .252 for the Red Sox. Wilyer Abreu is 13 for 38 with a double and two home runs over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 6-4, .227 batting average, 2.02 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
Red Sox: 5-5, .222 batting average, 2.20 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs
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INJURIES: Braves: Dylan Dodd: 15-Day IL (back), Ronald Acuna Jr.: 10-Day IL (hamstring), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (finger), Eli White: 7-Day IL (concussion), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee), Hurston Waldrep: 15-Day IL (elbow)
Red Sox: Connor Wong: day-to-day (ankle), Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (groin), Kutter Crawford: 15-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Danny Coulombe: 15-Day IL (cervical spasms), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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