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Atlanta Braves (37-18, first in the NL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (22-31, fifth in the AL East)
Boston; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Bryce Elder (4-2, 1.97 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Red Sox: Connelly Early (4-2, 3.33 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)
LINE: Braves -120, Red Sox -100; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves take on the Boston Red Sox after Michael Harris II had four hits against the Red Sox on Tuesday.
Boston has an 8-18 record at home and a 22-31 record overall. The Red Sox have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .240.
Atlanta has gone 20-8 in road games and 37-18 overall. Braves hitters have a collective .324 on-base percentage, the ninth-best percentage in MLB play.
Wednesday's game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Braves hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras has six doubles, two triples and 11 home runs while hitting .286 for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 11 for 40 with three doubles, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Harris has six doubles and 12 home runs for the Braves. Drake Baldwin is 9 for 27 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .262 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored by four runs
Braves: 6-4, .225 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (groin), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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)
Braves: Hurston Waldrep: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (finger), Drake Baldwin: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (forearm), 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)
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Boston; Wednesday, 6:45 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Bryce Elder (4-2, 1.97 ERA, 0.99 WHIP, 60 strikeouts); Red Sox: Connelly Early (4-2, 3.33 ERA, 1.19 WHIP, 50 strikeouts)
LINE: Braves -120, Red Sox -100; over/under is 8 runs
BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves take on the Boston Red Sox after Michael Harris II had four hits against the Red Sox on Tuesday.
Boston has an 8-18 record at home and a 22-31 record overall. The Red Sox have the sixth-ranked team batting average in the AL at .240.
Atlanta has gone 20-8 in road games and 37-18 overall. Braves hitters have a collective .324 on-base percentage, the ninth-best percentage in MLB play.
Wednesday's game is the fifth time these teams match up this season. The Braves hold a 3-1 advantage in the season series.
TOP PERFORMERS: Willson Contreras has six doubles, two triples and 11 home runs while hitting .286 for the Red Sox. Jarren Duran is 11 for 40 with three doubles, a triple and three home runs over the past 10 games.
Harris has six doubles and 12 home runs for the Braves. Drake Baldwin is 9 for 27 with a double and four home runs over the past 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 4-6, .262 batting average, 3.94 ERA, outscored by four runs
Braves: 6-4, .225 batting average, 3.56 ERA, outscored opponents by 11 runs
INJURIES: Red Sox: Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (groin), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), 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)
Braves: Hurston Waldrep: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (finger), Drake Baldwin: 10-Day IL (oblique), Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (forearm), 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)
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