GAME INFORMATION Atlanta Braves Baseball Communications Department • Truist Park • Atlanta, GA 30339 404.522.7630 braves.com bravesmediacenter.com /braves @braves @braves ATLANTA BRAVES (20-14, 1st, NL East, 3.0 GA) Braves vs. Red Sox at 2018 2020 All-Time Overall 1-5 1-0 33-40 BOSTON RED SOX (12-23, 5th, AL East, 12.5 GB) at Atlanta 0-3 --- 13-23 RH Ian Anderson (1-0, 1.50) vs. RH Ryan Weber (0-2, 6.00) at Truist Park (‘17) --- --- 0-3 at Turner Field (‘97-’16) --- --- 13-20 Game No. 35 • Road Game No. 19 at Boston 1-2 1-0 20-17 September 1, 2020 • 7:30 p.m. • Fenway Park • Boston, MA • FSSE New York/Boston TONIGHT’S GAME: The Braves and Red Sox ANDERSON’S DEBUT: RHP Ian Anderson made continue a three-game series with the second of six his major league debut in his last start, August 26 vs. RHP Ian Anderson made his major league debut against the Yankees, August 26, and is games between the teams this season...Atlanta beat NYY, and allowed just one hit and one run over 6.0 set to face the Red Sox tonight. Boston, 6-3, last night...The clubs will close out the innings to earn the win in Game 1 of a doubleheader. Since baseball’s live-ball era began in 1920, regular season against each other with three games in Atlanta, September 25-27. • Anderson carried a no-hit bid through 5.1 just 17 pitchers have started against both innings…Per Elias, his 5.1 no-hit innings was the the Yankees and Red Sox in their first two The Braves last played the Red Sox in 2018, going longest bid in a debut since Tampa Bay’s Brendan games, with the Angels’ Jason Dickson • doing so last in 1996. 1-5, including 1-2 here in Boston...They have not McCay on June 29 of last season, and the longest won the season set with Boston since 2004, when by any Braves pitcher in his debut since the team Of the 17 starters to face the Yankees and they went 2-1 against the Red Sox. moved to Atlanta in 1966. Red Sox in their first two games since 1920, just one has earned the win in both games. The clubs have played nine season series since He became just the second starter along with Max • • Cleveland’s Luis Tiant beat the Yankees, 3-0 2004, and the Braves have gone 11-29 (.275) Fried to win a game for Atlanta this season…The in his debut on July 19, 1964, before beating overall and 0-8-1 in series play over this time Braves were the last team in the majors to get wins the Red Sox, 6-1, on July 24. frame...From the beginning of interleague play in from multiple starters this season. 1997 through 2004, the Braves went 22-11 (.667) Anderson beat the Yankees, 5-1, to win his Anderson is ranked by MLB.com as Atlanta’s top against the Red Sox. • debut. pitching prospect, and as the Braves’ No. 3 prospect The Braves last won a series at Fenway Park in overall...He is rated as the No. 42 prospect in • Braves Breakdown 2002, sweeping a three-game set...Since that sweep, baseball. they have gone 8-14 (.364) here in Boston. Overall ................................... 20-14 FREDDIE STAYS HOT: 1B Freddie Freeman Home ....................................... 12-4 RHP Ian Anderson has never faced Boston before, finished 2-for-4 with one walk yesterday, extending his Road ........................................ 8-10 • Day ............................................ 5-2 and is making just his second career appearance...A season-best hitting streak to 14 games...His run is tied Night ..................................... 15-12 native of Rexford, NY, Anderson beat the Yankees, for the second-longest active streak in the majors with Current Streak ............................W2 5-1, in his major league debut on August 26. Chicago-AL’s Jose Abreu...Washington’s Trea Turner has Last 5 Games .............................. 3-2 Red Sox starter RHP Ryan Weber was drafted by hit in his last 16 games...It is the longest such streak by Last 10 Games ............................ 6-4 • a Braves player this season. July ............................................. 5-3 Atlanta in the 22nd round of the 2009 First-Year Player Draft and made his debut with the Braves in August .................................... 15-11 Freeman has just three longer hitting streaks in his 2015...He has never pitched against Atlanta. • Vs. LHSP .................................... 4-2 11-year career...He had a streak of 16 games (5/19- Vs. RHSP ............................... 16-12 6/3) in 2018, a 20-game streak in 2011 (7/17-8/6) Series Opener ............................. 7-6 RILEY DELIVERS: Austin Riley broke a 2-2 tie in last night’s fifth inning with a bases-clearing triple to and a career-best 30-game streak in 2016 (8/24- Series Opener at Home .............. 6-0 9/28). Series Opener on Road .............. 1-6 right field...He finished the night 2-for-5 with three By Series .................................7-3-2 RBI. Dating to a doubleheader on August 9 at • By Home Series.......................5-0-1 Philadelphia, a span of 19 games, Freeman has gone By Road Series ........................2-3-1 The triple was the second of Riley’s career, and • 27-for-68 (.397) with 12 extra-base hits (eight Rubber Games ........................... 3-0 Atlanta’s first bases-loaded triple since Mallex doubles, a triple, three home runs), and more walks Sweeps/Were Swept ................... 2-2 Smith cleared the bases on May 30, 2016 vs. SF. Scored First .............................. 15-5 (15) than strikeouts (10)...He has reached base safely Opponent Scored First ................ 5-9 Since the beginning of Atlanta’s last homestand on in 42-of-83 (.506) plate appearances in this time. • 1-run games ............................... 7-3 August 17, a span of 11 games, Riley has batted He leads the National League and ranks tied for 1 or 2 run games ......................... 9-3 • .375/.419/.700 with six extra-base hits and 12 second in the majors with 25 walks on the season. Comeback Wins ......................... 9-5 RBI...He has hits in 10 of the 11 games, including Last AB Wins .............................. 7-1 five multi-hit games. The Braves are 7-5 in interleague Walkoff Wins .............................. 3-1 INTERLEAGUE: play this season, but last night’s win was their first on Extra Innings .............................. 1-1 Atlanta took a 5-2 lead in LEAD AFTER FIVE: the road...Atlanta is 1-4 in interleague games away from Led After 6 ............................... 15-0 the fifth inning last night and held on to beat Boston, Led After 7 ............................... 11-0 Truist Park...They were swept in two-game sets in Tampa 6-3...The Braves moved to 13-0 when leading after five Led After 8 ............................... 12-0 Bay and then in Yankee Stadium...The Pirates are the innings this season. Tied After 6 ................................ 1-1 only National League team that has not won a game in Tied After 7 ................................ 1-1 The Braves’ 13 wins without a loss in such an American League stadium this season. Tied After 8 ................................ 2-1 • situations are the most in the majors, and they are Behind After 6 .......................... 4-13 The Braves went 13-7 against the American League one of just two teams to not lose a game when • Behind After 7 .......................... 4-13 last season and finished the year with their second- Behind After 8 .......................... 2-13 leading after five innings this season...Kansas City best interleague record of all time...They were 6-4 Division Games ........................ 13-9 is 8-0. Vs. Other Divisions ..................... 7-5 in American League cities last season. Atlanta relievers have combined to compile a 3.22 Vs. A.L. Teams ............................. 7-5 • The Braves have three more games after this series ERA (53 ER/148.1 IP), which is fifth lowest in • Vs. N.L. Teams .......................... 13-9 in an AL park...They go to Camden Yards for three Vs. A.L. East ................................ 7-5 the majors and second lowest in the NL (LAD, Vs. N.L. East ............................. 13-9 2.04)...The Braves 13 wins in relief are tied for games with the Orioles, September 14-16. Hit 0 HR ................................... 3-4 third most in baseball. Last night’s win was Atlanta’s 20th in interleague Hit 1+ HR ............................. 17-10 • Three Atlanta relievers have scoreless-inning streaks play since the start of last season, tied for most in the Hit 2+ HR ............................... 11-3 • Scored 3 or Fewer Runs ............. 3-8 of at least 5.0 innings. (A.J. Minter - 10.2, Chris National League and second most in the majors... Scored 4 or More Runs ............ 17-6 Martin - 8.0, Shane Greene - 5.0) Only the Yankees, with 21 wins, have more. Scored 5 or More Runs ............ 14-4 Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ......... 15-2 Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers Allowed 4 or More Runs .......... 5-12 DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME Allowed 5 or More Runs .......... 4-11 Wed., Sep. 2 at BOS LH Robbie Erlin (0-0, 6.00) vs. TBA FSSE 7:30 More Hits than Opponent ........ 14-2 Fewer Hits than Opponent ....... 5-12 Committed No Errors .............. 15-4 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network Committed 1 or More Errors.... 5-10 FSSE-Fox Sports Southeast; FSSO-Fox Sports South Starter Goes at least 5 inn .......... 11-2 Starter Goes at least 6 inn ............ 6-2 Tonight’s Starting Pitcher Anderson’sGarcía’sWisler’s Game Game Log Log DATE OPP.