Boston Red Sox (21-15) vs. Atlanta Braves (24-11)
The 2023 Major League Baseball season goes on Wednesday, May 10, with the Boston Red Sox taking on the Atlanta Braves in the interleague showdown at Truist Park in Atlanta, Georgia, and the first pitch is set for 7:20 PM ET.
Boston and Atlanta wrap up a two-game set at Truist Park, and Tuesday night’s opener has been excluded from the analysis. Last year, the Braves went 3-1 against the Red Sox, splitting a two-game series in Atlanta.
After a shaky start to the 2023 season, the Boston Red Sox have been outstanding as of late. Last Sunday, they stopped an eight-game winning streak with a 6-1 defeat at the Philadelphia Phillies but still won their third consecutive series.
The Red Sox lean on their offense. They boast the third-highest scoring offense in the majors, tallying 5.78 runs per game. The Sawx rank first in doubles (80), sixth in home runs (47), and fourth in OPS+ (113). They are slashing .300/.355/.417 with three homers and 12 doubles in the last seven days and 180 at-bats.
That's AL Player of the Week Masataka Yoshida to you. pic.twitter.com/d28ClktZRi
— Red Sox (@RedSox) May 8, 2023
Boston is yielding 5.08 runs per game (24th in the MLB), and over the last seven days, the Red Sox have amassed a 3.89 ERA, 1.20 WHIP, and .246 opposing batting average. Brayan Bello will take the mound Wednesday in Atlanta. The 23-year-old righty is 1-1 with a pedestrian 5.71 ERA, 1.73 WHIP, and a 19/6 K/BB ratio in four starts (17.1 innings pitched) this season.
Bello emerged victorious last time out, allowing four runs (two earned) on six hits across five innings of work in an 11-5 home victory over the Toronto Blue Jays. He’s now in the 4th percentile in hard-hit percentage and the 15th