Atlanta BravesvsBoston Red Sox
ATL 10/BOS 2
Things to say
Braves rolled the Red Sox 10-2 at Fenway.
01
opener
Braves absolutely tee'd off on Boston, 10-2 at Fenway. Wasn't even close after the middle innings. Atlanta's just on a different level right now.
02
key player
Whoever Boston ran out there got rocked — heart of the Atlanta order kept leaving the yard, the Sox starter couldn't get into his stuff at all.
03
hot take
Red Sox at 23-32 is a roster problem, not a slump. Time to admit it.
04
deep cut
Boston manager went to the pen way too early and it still didn't matter — bullpen WHIP at Fenway this year has been ugly.
05
exit
Anyway, Braves at 38-19 — they're the team to beat in the NL East, gonna be fun to watch down the stretch.
The recap
Braves rolled into Fenway and absolutely hammered Boston, 10-2, in a game that felt over by the middle innings. Atlanta's bats got into the Red Sox starter's stuff early and never let up, and once the manager went to the pen too early it just got uglier.
Boston's offense couldn't string anything together against Atlanta's arms, and at 23-32 the Sox are looking more lost by the week.
Meanwhile the Braves keep cruising at 38-19 like the heart of that order is the best in baseball right now.