Lefthander Connelly Early will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to end their skid. The Braves will counter with righthander Bryce Elder.
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BRAVES (37-18): Acuña Jr. RF, Dubón LF, Olson 1B, Albies 2B, Riley 3B, Harris II CF, Mateo DH, Kim SS, Tromp C.
Pitching: RHP Bryce Elder (4-2, 1.97 ERA)
RED SOX (22-31): Duran LF, Rafaela CF, Abreu RF, Contreras 1B, Yoshida DH, Gasper C, Sogard 2B, Mayer SS, Kiner-Falefa 3B.
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Pitching: LHP Connelly Early (4-2, 3.33 ERA)
Time: 6:45 p.m.
TV, radio: NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7
Braves vs. Early: Ozzie Albies 0-2, Mauricio Dubón 0-3, Michael Harris II 1-2, Ha-Seong Kim 0-2, Sandy León 1-2, Matt Olson 0-3, Austin Riley 1-2
Red Sox vs. Elder: Wilyer Abreu 2-7, Willson Contreras 5-13, Jarren Duran 1-7, Caleb Durbin 0-3, Mickey Gasper 1-4, Isiah Kiner-Falefa 0-3, Marcelo Mayer 0-5, Andruw Monasterio 0-9, Ceddanne Rafaela 2-5, Connor Wong 0-2, Masataka Yoshida 0-3
Stat of the day: The Red Sox have scored at least four runs in five of their last six games but have only two wins in that span.
Notes: In his one appearance against the Braves, Early allowed two runs on five hits in five innings, and struck out six while not issuing a walk in a 3-2 loss at Atlanta on May 15. … Jarren Duran is 11-for-37 (.297) over his last nine games. … Ceddanne Rafaela is batting .302 with a .362 OBP and an .893 OPS in his last 25 games with a plate appearance. … Willson Contreras is hitting .457 during his nine-game hitting streak. …Elder is 0-2 with a 4.05 ERA in two career starts against the Red Sox. … The Braves have won four in a row on the road and are an MLB-best 20-8 away from home this year. They are 17-5 against lefthanded starters, including 10-2 in May.
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