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Welp. The soft part of the schedule featuring the Kansas City Royals was a bust. In come the defending World Series champions! The Atlanta Braves are in second place in the NL East with a 64-46 record compared to the Sox 54-56 mark. At least they have a three game losing streak heading into Boston?
It’s remarkable that things still aren’t hopeless for the Red Sox. But they can’t keep losing. Charlie Morton enters with a 4.09 ERA (3.95 FIP) against Rich Hill’s 4.52 ERA (4.16 FIP). All things considered it’s not a bad matchup.
Jarren Duran is hitting ninth. Quite the demotion from leadoff hitter. Tommy Pham does have a career .357 OBP (though .315 across two teams this season) so maybe he can get into something of a groove and give the Sox power bats someone to drive in.
Game 111: Braves at Red Sox
| Lineup spot | Braves | Red Sox |
|---|---|---|
| Lineup spot | Braves | Red Sox |
| 1 | Ronald Acuna Jr., RG | Tommy Pham, LF |
| 2 | Dansby Swanson, SS | Rafael Devers, 3B |
| 3 | Austin Riley, 3B | Xander Bogaerts, SS |
| 4 | Matt Olson, 1B | Alex Verdugo, RG |
| 5 | William Contreras, C | J.D. Martinez, DH |
| 6 | Marcell Ozuna, DH | Eric Hosmer, 1B |
| 7 | Robbie Grossman, LF | Christian Arroyo, 2B |
| 8 | Orlando Arcia, 2B | Kevin Plawecki, C |
| 9 | Michael Harris II, CF | Jarren Duran, CF |
| SP | Charlie Morton, RHP | Rich Hill, LHP |
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