{"id":397,"date":"2026-05-15T14:35:37","date_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=397"},"modified":"2026-05-15T14:35:37","modified_gmt":"2026-05-15T14:35:37","slug":"game-44-red-sox-at-braves-lineups-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=397","title":{"rendered":"Game 44: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notes"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<div>\n<p><span>After wrapping up a 2-4 homestand with a 3-1 loss to the Phillies, the Red Sox are in Atlanta to face the Braves on Friday.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=396\">Tyler Samaniego laments cutter launched by Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber to beat the Red Sox<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>It was more of the same for the Red Sox in Thursday\u2019s finale against Philadelphia, with the Sox going 1 for 11 with runners in scoring position to spoil a nice outing from Ranger Suarez, who tossed 5\u2153 shutout innings.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>It could go from bad to worse for the Sox on Friday as they open a three-game series with a Braves squad that owns the majors\u2019 best record, batting average, and ERA. <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p><span>The Sox will send Connelly Early to the mound for Friday\u2019s opener. The lefthander is coming off the best start of his young career after tossing seven scoreless innings, striking out eight while allowing just four hits in a 2-0 win over the Rays.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><span>Get Starting Point<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span>A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday.<\/span><\/div>\n<div>\n<div><label>Enter Email<\/label><\/p>\n<div><button>Sign Up<\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cHe\u2019s controlling counts, getting ahead of guys,\u201d said Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy. \u201cHe actually leaves some in the tank and starts to get stronger as the game goes on. You\u2019re seeing him throw 92, 93 [miles per hour] and then you get to the end and you\u2019re seeing 96s.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>The Braves will counter with Spencer Strider, who is making his third start after missing the first month with an oblique strain. In his most recent outing Saturday he allowed just one hit and struck out eight in six scoreless innings in a 7-2 win at the Dodgers his last time out.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=394\">Family matters for Madison Park baseball, where five schools have banded together to build something<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cSpencer looked like himself again,\u201d Atlanta manager Walt Weiss said. \u201cThat\u2019s as good as I\u2019ve seen Spencer in a while. That\u2019s really encouraging, a great sign for us to see him throw the ball like that.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Here is a preview.<\/span><\/p>\n<div>\n<div>\n<h2>Lineups<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><b>RED SOX (18-25):<\/b> TBA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Pitching:<\/b> LHP Connelly Early (3-2, 3.16 ERA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>BRAVES (30-14):<\/b> TBA<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Pitching:<\/b> RHP Spencer Strider (1-0, 2.89 ERA)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Time:<\/b> 7:15 p.m.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>TV, radio:<\/b> NESN, WEEI-FM 93.7<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Red Sox vs. Strider:<\/b> Willson Contreras 1-2, Jarren Duran 0-3, Connor Wong 2-3, Masataka Yoshida 0-3<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Braves vs. Early:<\/b> Has not faced any Atlanta batters<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Stat of the day:<\/b> The Braves have dropped just one series all season, while the Sox are 4-9-1 in series play, dropping four of their last five.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><b>Notes:<\/b> Friday\u2019s game kicks off a six-game road trip for the Sox. After three games in Atlanta, they will head to Kansas City for three with the Royals. \u2026 Since debuting in September Early has a 2.90 ERA in 12 career starts. He is facing the Braves for the first time. \u2026 Lefthanded starters have posted a 3.73 ERA in 30 outings for the Sox. \u2026 Wilyer Abreu is hitting .342 with a .930 OPS over his last 20 games. \u2026 Andruw Monasterio is batting .323 with a .925 OPS over his last nine games and has posted multiple hits in back-to-back games. \u2026 Strider, 27, has faced the Red Sox just once, allowing three runs (two earned) across 6\u2153 innings in a no-decision on July 26, 2023. The Braves lost 5-3.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=392\">\u2018Put this to a vote\u2019: R.I. attorney general presses Senate to act on clergy abuse bill, not wait for court input<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Connelly Early will be on the mound when the Red Sox open a three-game series in Atlanta.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":151,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-397","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sport"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Game 44: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notes - Boston Relocation Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/bostonrelocationinsider.com\/?p=397\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Game 44: Red Sox at Braves lineups and notes - 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