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Washington Post
2 days ago
- Sport
- Washington Post
Spencer Schwellenbach stymies Red Sox on 25th birthday in Braves' 5-0 victory
ATLANTA — Spencer Schwellenbach struck out 11 in 6 1/3 innings on his 25th birthday to help the Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 5-0 on Saturday. Schwellenbach (4-1) allowed five hits and didn't walk a batter. He rebounded against the Red Sox after giving up a grand slam to Rafael Devers in a 10-4 loss May 18 in Boston.
Reuters
2 days ago
- General
- Reuters
Facing Braves, Boston's Rafael Devers looks to end May with a bang
May 31 - Boston's Rafael Devers will have one final chance to pad his statistics for May when the Red Sox visit the Atlanta Braves for the second game of their three-game interleague series on Saturday afternoon. Devers went 2-for-4 with a two-run single on Friday to continue his month-long offensive surge. In 27 games in May, Devers is batting .370 (37-for-100) with 14 runs, five doubles, seven homers, 33 RBIs and 22 walks. It is the second time in his career that Devers has driven in 30-plus runs in a month, the most recent time coming in July 2019, when he recorded 34 RBIs. The Red Sox ended their five-game losing streak by beating the Braves 5-1 on Friday to even the season series at 2-2. The Braves have dropped seven of their past nine games to fall four games under .500. The starting matchup on Saturday will feature a pair of right-handers -- Atlanta's Spencer Schwellenbach (3-4, 3.42 ERA) and Boston's Walker Buehler (4-2, 3.95). Schwellenbach is scheduled to make his 12th start. He saw his two-game winning streak broken on Sunday by the San Diego Padres after pitching seven innings for the third straight outing. He allowed four runs (two unearned) and matched his career high with 11 strikeouts in a 5-3 loss. "This is a team of fighters and a lot of really good players," Schwellenbach said. "We know we should be in every game and win every game. We have all the confidence that we're going to play better baseball." Schwellenbach beat the Red Sox on May 18 when he allowed four runs in seven innings of a 10-4 win. In two career starts against Boston, he is 1-1 with a 7.71 ERA. Buehler is set to make his ninth start of the season and is coming off a 5-1 loss to the Baltimore Orioles on Sunday, when he pitched five innings and allowed two runs on four hits and two walks. That appearance followed a start against the New York Mets, his first since spending time on the injured list with bursitis in his right shoulder. He didn't last long; he was ejected after 2 1/3 scoreless innings for arguing balls and strikes. "Obviously I wanted to create a little bit more momentum than I did," Buehler said after that game. "Super disappointing for me. Sometimes getting on the road and kind of having the group together can kind of help out. I think that's the goal this week." Atlanta continues to struggle offensively. Even Ozzie Albies, who had been batting .346 since May 13, went hitless on Friday to see his 14-game hitting streak end. The Braves placed right-hander A.J. Smith-Shawver on the 60-day injured list Friday with a torn ulnar collateral ligament that will cost him the rest of the season, and they put outfielder Stuart Fairchild on the 10-day IL with a dislocated pinky finger. Atlanta called up left-hander Dylan Dodd and outfielder Jose Azocar from Triple-A Gwinnett and optioned right-hander Michael Petersen. The Braves will recall right-hander Bryce Elder to make the start on Sunday. That will allow the team to give the entire staff an additional day of rest. Spencer Strider is scheduled to start the series opener against Arizona on Tuesday. --Field Level Media
Associated Press
2 days ago
- General
- Associated Press
Red Sox meet the Braves with 1-0 series lead
Boston Red Sox (28-31, fourth in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (26-30, fourth in the NL East) Atlanta; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Walker Buehler (4-2, 3.95 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach (3-4, 3.42 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 60 strikeouts) BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -170, Red Sox +143; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Atlanta Braves with a 1-0 series lead. Atlanta has a 16-10 record in home games and a 26-30 record overall. The Braves are 9-14 in games decided by one run. Boston has a 28-31 record overall and a 12-17 record in road games. The Red Sox have the fifth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .419. Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2. TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna has six doubles and nine home runs while hitting .275 for the Braves. Matt Olson is 11 for 42 with four doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games. Rafael Devers has 15 doubles and 12 home runs while hitting .291 for the Red Sox. Abraham Toro is 12 for 33 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 3-7, .265 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs Red Sox: 4-6, .249 batting average, 3.19 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs INJURIES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (finger), Ignacio Alvarez: 60-Day IL (wrist), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee) Red Sox: Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Romy Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (back), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
Yahoo
2 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Red Sox meet the Braves with 1-0 series lead
Boston Red Sox (28-31, fourth in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (26-30, fourth in the NL East) Atlanta; Saturday, 4:10 p.m. EDT PITCHING PROBABLES: Red Sox: Walker Buehler (4-2, 3.95 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, 36 strikeouts); Braves: Spencer Schwellenbach (3-4, 3.42 ERA, 1.05 WHIP, 60 strikeouts) Advertisement BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Braves -170, Red Sox +143; over/under is 8 1/2 runs BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox play the Atlanta Braves with a 1-0 series lead. Atlanta has a 16-10 record in home games and a 26-30 record overall. The Braves are 9-14 in games decided by one run. Boston has a 28-31 record overall and a 12-17 record in road games. The Red Sox have the fifth-best team slugging percentage in the majors at .419. Saturday's game is the fifth time these teams meet this season. The season series is tied 2-2. TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna has six doubles and nine home runs while hitting .275 for the Braves. Matt Olson is 11 for 42 with four doubles and three home runs over the past 10 games. Advertisement Rafael Devers has 15 doubles and 12 home runs while hitting .291 for the Red Sox. Abraham Toro is 12 for 33 with four doubles and two home runs over the past 10 games. LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 3-7, .265 batting average, 3.72 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs Red Sox: 4-6, .249 batting average, 3.19 ERA, outscored opponents by six runs INJURIES: Braves: AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (calf/elbow), Stuart Fairchild: 10-Day IL (finger), Ignacio Alvarez: 60-Day IL (wrist), Reynaldo Lopez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee) Red Sox: Liam Hendriks: 15-Day IL (hip), Alex Bregman: 10-Day IL (quadricep), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Masataka Yoshida: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (knee), Tanner Houck: 15-Day IL (flexor), Romy Gonzalez: 10-Day IL (back), Chris Murphy: 60-Day IL (elbow), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow) ___ The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
CBS News
2 days ago
- General
- CBS News
Story's go-ahead homer helps Red Sox snap 5-game skid in 5-1 win over Braves
By RICK FARLOW Associated Press Trevor Story hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the fourth inning and the Boston Red Sox snapped a five-game skid with a 5-1 victory over the Atlanta Braves on Friday night. Atlanta jumped out to a lead in the first on Matt Olson's RBI single. Story and Boston took the lead in the fourth, added a run in the sixth and two more in the ninth on a two-run single by Rafael Devers to send the Braves to their fourth loss in five games. Red Sox starter Lucas Giolito allowed one earned run on five hits with three strikeouts over 4 2/3 innings. Five Boston relievers combined to work 4 1/3 shutout innings with four strikeouts and just one hit. Key moment Down 3-1 in the bottom of the seventh, the Braves got the potential tying run to first base with two outs. Olson hit a grounder 112.7 mph to Story at shortstop. Story made a diving stop and his throw to first appeared to pull first baseman Abraham Toro off the bag. Toro then threw home, attempting to throw out Luke Williams. But, Toro's throw was errant, allowing Williams to reach home. The Red Sox challenged the call at first base, and the call was overturned. Olson was called out to end the inning and the score remained 3-1. Key stat Story entered the game batting .131 (16 for 122) with six RBIs in his last 30 games. He ended a 57 at-bat homerless streak with his fourth inning blast. Up next The Red Sox send RHP Walker Buehler (4-2, 3.95 ERA) against the Braves' RHP Spencer Schwellenbach (3-4, 3.42) in the second game of the series on Saturday.
