Boston Red Sox (22-35, fifth in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (34-23, first in the NL East)
Atlanta; Friday, 7:10 p.m. EDT
PITCHING PROBABLES: Boston: Chris Mazza (1-2, 5.40 ERA) Atlanta: Kyle Wright (2-4, 5.75 ERA)
LINE: Braves favored by 1 1/2 runs; over/under is 10 1/2 runs
BOTTOM LINE: Rafael Devers and the Red Sox will take on the Braves Friday.
The Braves are 18-9 on their home turf. Atlanta has slugged .488, good for first in the majors. Freddie Freeman leads the team with a .628 slugging percentage, including 35 extra-base hits and 12 home runs.
The Red Sox have gone 11-15 away from home. Boston has a team on-base percentage of .327, good for third in the American League. Alex Verdugo leads the lineup with a mark of .378.
TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna leads the Braves with 17 home runs and is batting .323.
Rafael Devers leads the Red Sox with 39 RBIs and is batting .271.
INJURIES: Braves: Jeremy Walker: (shoulder), Mike Soroka: (achilles), Phil Pfeifer: (elbow), Tommy Milone: (left elbow), Max Fried: (ankle).
Red Sox: Andrew Triggs: (nerve irritation), Josh Taylor: (shoulder), Chris Sale: (elbow), Eduardo Rodriguez: (heart), Kyle Hart: (hip), Zack Godley: (elbow), Austin Brice: (right lat), Colten Brewer: (finger), Andrew Benintendi: (rib), Dustin Pedroia: (knee), Yairo Munoz: (back).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
