Overview
- The Braves beat the Red Sox 10-2 at Fenway Park after Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a grand slam in a five-run sixth inning that turned a 2-2 game into a 7-2 lead.
- Chris Sale earned the win by allowing two runs over five innings while Michael Harris II and Ozzie Albies also homered and Albies finished with three hits.
- Atlanta’s offense has led the majors through 57 games with the most RBIs (293) and hits (507) and Thursday marked the club’s fifth game this season scoring double-digit runs.
- The Braves sit at 38-19 with 15 series wins through 57 games, the second-most in franchise history at that mark, a dramatic rebound from their 2025 finish.
- Atlanta opens a series in Cincinnati with Chris Paddack set to start for the Reds; Paddack is 0-6 and seeking his first win since being released by Miami earlier this month.