GAME INFORMATION Atlanta Braves Baseball Communications Department • Truist Park • Atlanta, GA 30339 404.522.7630 braves.com bravesmediacenter.com /braves @braves @braves ATLANTA BRAVES (30-33, 3rd NL East, -5.5 GB) Braves vs. Red Sox vs. 2020 2021 All-Time Overall 4-2 1-1 37-43 BOSTON RED SOX (40-27, 2nd AL East, -3.0 GB) at Atlanta 1-2 --- 14-25 LHP Tucker Davidson (0-0, 1.53) vs. LHP Eduardo Rodríguez (5-4, 6.03) at Truist Park (‘17) --- --- 1-5 Game No. 64 • Home Game No. 35 at Turner Field (‘97-’16) --- --- 13-20 at Boston 3-0 1-1 23-18 June 15, 2021 • 7:20 p.m. • Truist Park • Atlanta, GA • BSSO Davidson Streaking TONIGHT’S GAME: The Braves and Red Sox open REACHING BASE: OF Ronald Acuña Jr. (22 games), LHP Tucker Davidson last started on June a two-game set tonight with the third of four meetings has the longest active on-base streaks in the majors after 9 at Philadelphia, and pitched 6.0 scoreless between the clubs this season...Atlanta and Boston split he reached on a first-inning single on Sunday. innings while allowing just four hits... two games at Fenway Park, May 25-26. Acuña Jr.'s streak began on May 18 and the Atlanta lost to the Philles, 2-1, and Davidson • has yet to record a decision this season. The Braves won the first game in Boston, 3-1, to outfielder owns a .396 on-base percentage during • the run. Davidson has pitched 11.2 consecutive move to 24-24 on the season...Atlanta lost one night later, 9-5, to start a string of four losses in scoreless innings, the third-longest streak by This is the third longest on-base streak of Acuña five games. • a Braves starter this season...His run trails Jr.'s career...His career best is a 32-game run, June just a 15.2-inning stretch from Ian Anderson The Braves hosted Boston here at Truist Park, 19-July 28, 2019...He also had a 24 gamer, July 30- and a 12.1-inning run by Huascar Ynoa. • September 25-27 of last year, to close the 2020 August 24 of that season. Davidson allowed a run in his final inning season...Boston won the series, two-games-to-one, on May 18 vs. the Mets before scoreless and the Braves are just 1-5 versus the Red Sox Acuña Jr.'s .390 on-base percentage for the season is starts in each of his last two turns. • since moving into the facility in 2017. the sixth highest in the National League. His run is the eighth-longest active streak by a starter in baseball. Atlanta won the season series between clubs last FIRST INNING RUNS: Atlanta scored three times • year, taking four of six games...The victories in the first inning on Sunday, and has scored a major marked the first time the Braves took the season league-most 54 runs in the first this season. Braves Breakdown series with Boston since they won two-of-three Tonight's opponent, Boston, ranks second with 48 games in 2004...They went 0-8-1 over the • Overall ................................... 30-33 previous nine season series. runs in the first. Home ..................................... 17-17 Road ...................................... 13-16 LHP Tucker Davidson made his major league The Braves have scored in the first 23 different times • • Day ........................................ 10-12 debut versus Boston, September 26 of last year, this season, and have gone 13-10 (.565) in those Night ..................................... 20-21 games. Current Streak ............................W1 and allowed three hits and seven runs (two earned) Last 5 Games .............................. 1-4 over just 1.2 innings in his only career appearance Austin Riley snapped against the Red Sox...In three starts the season, SKID SNAPPED, PT 1: Last 10 Games ............................ 5-5 an 0-for-17 slide by reaching base in all five plate April ....................................... 12-14 the 6-foot-2, 215-pound native of Amarillo, TX May ........................................ 13-12 has compiled a 1.53 ERA (3 ER/17.2 IP) and appearances Sunday, his third career game reaching five June ............................................ 5-7 struck out 14. times, all of which have come within his past 30 games. Vs. LHSP .................................... 7-8 Vs. RHSP ............................... 23-25 LHP Eduardo Rodríguez has made just one career Riley went 3-for-3 with a walk and was hit by a • • Series Opener ........................... 9-12 appearance against Atlanta, pitching 5.2 innings pitch...He homered, his 12th of the season, drove in Series Opener at Home .............. 4-6 of two-run baseball in a start on May 25, 2018 at three and scored twice in the game. Series Opener on Road .............. 5-6 Fenway Park to earn the win...The 6-foot-2, 205- By Series .................................9-9-3 He became the first Braves third baseman to reach • By Home Series.......................5-4-1 pound lefty is 5-4 in 12 starts this season, pitching base five times, homer and drive in three since By Road Series ........................4-5-2 to a 6.03 ERA (42 ER/62.2 IP)...He won each Chipper Jones on June 7, 2009 vs. Milwaukee. Rubber Games ........................... 4-2 of his first five decisions over a six-start stretch to Sweeps/Were Swept ................... 1-4 open the season, but is 0-4 with a 8.49 ERA in six Riley leads all primary NL third basemen in each • Scored First ............................ 19-14 starts since. of the three slash line categories (.299 average, .384 Opponent Scored First ............ 11-19 on-base %, .517 slugging %)...His 12 homers are 1-run games ............................. 8-11 ACUÑA JR. NEARING MILESTONE.: OF tied for the most among players at his position, 1 or 2 run games ..................... 15-18 Ronald Acuña Jr. hit his 99th career home run Tuesday Comeback Wins ..................... 13-16 while his 34 runs scored and 63 hits (tied) each Last AB Wins ............................ 4-13 night at Philadelphia, driving a third-inning pitch rank second. Walkoff Wins .............................. 3-5 into the upper deck in left field...The drive had an Extra Innings .............................. 1-6 exit velocity of 116.0 mph, the hardest-hit homer by SKID SNAPPED, PT. 2: Atlanta's win on Sunday Led After 6 ............................... 26-6 a Braves player ever tracked by Statcast (since 2015). snapped a season high-tying four-game losing streak... Led After 7 ............................... 25-5 The defeats dropped Atlanta four games below .500 after Led After 8 ............................... 26-1 Acuña Jr. went 1-for-3 in Sunday's game before Tied After 6 ................................ 2-5 • a three-game win streak moved the team to 29-29, and Tied After 7 ................................ 0-9 being removed as a precaution with right Atlanta currently sits 30-33, 5.5 games out of first in Tied After 8 ................................ 1-9 pectoral tightness...He is back in the lineup the NL East. Behind After 6 .......................... 2-22 tonight, leading off and playing right field. Behind After 7 .......................... 3-17 The four-game losing streak tied the club's longest • Behind After 8 .......................... 1-21 skid of the season, done three times previous...The • Acuña Jr. is looking to become the fourth Division Games ...................... 15-18 quickest player to 100 career home runs in club opened the year losing four straight, and then Vs. Other Divisions ................. 15-15 major league history. each subsequent skid came after the club reached Vs. A.L. Teams ............................. 2-8 .500 at 4-4 and 12-12. Vs. N.L. Teams ........................ 28-25 Acuña Jr. is set to play in his 373rd game today... Vs. A.L. East ................................ 2-8 • The club was at .500 four previous times this season, Vs. N.L. East ........................... 15-18 Hall-of-Famer Ralph Kiner currently holds the • and last after play on May 25, when it was 24-24... Vs. N.L. Central ........................ 10-4 record for the fourth fastest to the milestone, Atlanta was also 4-4 after beating the Phillies on Vs. N.L. West .............................. 3-3 reaching the mark in his 376th game. Hit 0 HR ................................. 5-10 April 10 and 12-12 after a 10-0 win over Chicago Hit 1+ HR ............................. 25-23 Ryan Howard hit his 100th homer in his 324th (NL) on April 28...They were 17-17 after another • Hit 2+ HR ............................. 17-10 game, while Gary Sánchez needed 355 games to win over Philadelphia on May 9. Scored 3 or Fewer Runs ........... 3-20 Scored 4 or More Runs .......... 27-13 hit 100...Aaron Judge reached the mark in his Scored 5 or More Runs .......... 25-10 371st game. Allowed 3 or Fewer Runs ......... 19-5 Allowed 4 or More Runs ........ 11-28 Upcoming Schedule and Probable Pitchers Allowed 5 or More Runs .......... 5-22 DATE OPP. PROBABLE PITCHERS TV TIME More Hits than Opponent ........ 20-7 Wed., June 15 BOS RHP Ian Anderson (4-3, 3.26) vs. RHP Garrett Richards (4-4, 4.09) BSSO/ESPN 7:20 Fewer Hits than Opponent ....... 5-25 Committed No Errors ............ 15-19 All times listed are Eastern; All games broadcast on 680 The Fan and the Braves Radio Network Committed 1 or More Errors.. 15-14 Starter Goes at least 5 inn ........ 27-18 BSSE-Bally’s Sports Southeast; BSSO-Bally’s Sports South Starter Goes at least 6 inn ........ 16-12 Starter Goes at least 7 inn ............ 4-1 Tonight’s Starting Pitcher Davidson’sGarcía’sWisler’s Game Game Log Log DATE OPP. DECISION IP H R ER BB SO HR #P Spring Totals (2) 0-0, 9.00 ERA 2.0 2 2 2 1 2 1 --- #64 Tucker Davidson 5/7 at CLT! W (1-0), 19-1 7.0 3 1 1 2 6 1 92 5/12 vs.