WORLD SERIES CHAMPIONS (9): 1903, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE CHAMPIONS (14): 1903, 1904, 1912, 1915, 1916, 1918, 1946, 1967, 1975, 1986, 2004, 2007, 2013, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE EAST DIVISION CHAMPIONS (10): 1975, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2017, 2018 AMERICAN LEAGUE WILD CARD (7): 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009 @BOSTONREDSOXPR • HTTP://PRESSROOM.REDSOX.COM • @SOXNOTES ATLANTA BRAVES 3, BOSTON RED SOX 1 Tuesday, May 25, 2021 • Fenway Park, Boston, MA 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E PITCH COUNTS Atlanta 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 1 RED SOX Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Pitcher # (Strikes) Win: Morton (3-2) Loss: Richards (4-3) Save: Smith (8) Garrett Richards 97 (59) Time of Game: 3:06 Attendance: 9,357 Weather: 73°, SW at 21 mph Hirokazu Sawamura 26 (16) Braves HR: None Garrett Whitlock 36 (28) Red Sox HR: None BRAVES Pitcher # (Strikes) Charlie Morton 103 (71) RED SOX NOTES (29-20) Edgar Santana 18 (9) Will Smith 14 (9) THE RED SOX have lost each of their last 2 games following a 4-game winning streak...Are 7-4 in their last 11 games. Scored 1 or 0 runs for the 8th time (previous: 5/18 at TOR, 0)...Had 3 or fewer hits for the 3rd time (previous: 4/29 at TEX, 3). GARRETT RICHARDS (5.2 IP, 6 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 4 SO) held the Braves to 2 runs through 5.0 innings before being charged with an ER in the 6th. Has a 2.65 ERA (11 ER/37.1 IP) in his last 6 starts (beginning 4/27 at NYM)...Since allowing 8 ER in his first 3.0 IP of 2021, has a 2.68 ERA (15 ER/51.0 IP). KIKÉ HERNÁNDEZ (1-for-4, R) singled to begin the 1st and scored when Devers was hit by a pitch...Has scored 20 runs in his last 24 games (beginning 4/17). Is 11-for-33 (.333) with 1 HR in the 1st inning this season, and 19-for-57 (.333) with 4 HR when leading off any inning. Is 10-for-28 (.357) in 7 games since being reinstated from the IL on 5/18...Has at least 1 hit in 10 of his last 11 games (.341 AVG, 14-for-41, beginning 5/1). RAFAEL DEVERS (0-for-3, HBP, RBI) recorded his 40th RBI of the season when he was hit by a pitch with the bases loaded in the 1st inning. Devers has 13 HR and 40 RBI in 46 games played this season...The only other Red Sox player − age 24 or younger − with 13+ HR and 40+ RBI in his first 50 games of a season was Ted Williams, who did so in 1941 (22 years, 13 HR, 44 RBI) and '42 (23 years, 15 HR, 57 RBI). GARRETT WHITLOCK (2.0 IP, H, 2 SO) tossed a scoreless 8th and 9th innings...Was his 2nd consecutive scoreless appearance (also 1.2 IP on 5/21 at PHI). Leads Red Sox relievers this season in ERA (min. 5.0 IP), posting a 1.85 ERA (5 ER/24.1 IP) over 13 appearances. HIROKAZU SAWAMURA (1.1 IP, H, BB, SO) tossed a scoreless 7th inning after allowing 1 of 2 inherited runners to score in the 6th inning...Has not been charged with an ER in each of his last 4 appearances (beginning 5/11; 5.0 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 8 SO). His 2.79 ERA (6 ER/19.1 IP) over 17 appearances this season is the 3rd-best among Red Sox relievers (Whitlock-1.85, Barnes-2.42; min. 5.0 IP). DANNY SANTANA (1-for-3, 3B) tripled to begin the 2nd, his 1st PA at Fenway with the Sox...Is 3-for-13 (.231) with 2 R, 3B, and 2 solo HR in 4 games with Boston. BRAVES NOTES (24-24) THE BRAVES won their 4th-straight game, tying their longest winning streak this season (also 4/7-10)...Have won 5 of their last 6 games. Have a season-high .500 winning percentage (24-24) for the 4th time (also 4-4 on 4/10, 12-12 on 4/28, 17-17 on 5/9). Allowed 1 run in each of the last 4 games, their longest streak with 1 or 0 runs allowed since 8/20-24/18 (5 G)...Out-scored opponent 36-4 in those 4 games. CHARLIE MORTON (7.0 IP, 3 H, R, 2 BB, 9 SO, HB) set a season high in IP (7.0), matched a season bests in SO (9), runs (1), and ER (0)...Was his first start with 0 ER over 7.0+ IP since 8/16/19 with TB vs. DET (7.0 IP, 3 H, R, 10 SO). Retired 17 of his final 18 BF after allowing 6 of his first 8 batters to reach base safely...Allowed his only run on a bases-loaded hit batsman in the 1st. Has a .875 W-L% (7-1) over 12 career starts vs. BOS, his highest against any opponent...Is 4-0 with a 2.57 ERA (8 ER in 28.0 IP) across 5 career starts at Fenway. PABLO SANDOVAL (3-for-4, R) recorded a season-high 3 hits, his first game with 3+ hits since 8/3/19 with SF at COL (3-for-5, R, 2B, RBI). Made his 5th start of the season, batting .308 (4-for-13) in those games...Has at least 1 hit in 4 of his 5 starts, including multiple hits in 2 of his last 3 starts. MARCELL OZUNA (1-for-1, 2B, RBI, BB) hit a game-tying RBI double in the 3rd...4 of his last 5 hits have gone for extra bases. Is batting .500 (13-for-26) with 3 2B, 5 HR and 12 RBI in 7 career games vs. BOS, his highest AVG against any opponent and his most RBI against any AL club. OZZIE ALBIES (0-for-4, RBI, BB) put ATL ahead with an RBI fielder's choice in the 3rd...Was his 8th go-ahead RBI this year, one behind Acuña Jr. (9) for the team lead. RONALD ACUÑA JR. (1-for-5, 2B, RBI) hit a 2-out RBI double in the 6th, extending the Braves lead to 3-1...Was his team-leading 32nd RBI this season. FREDDIE FREEMAN (2-for-4, R, 2B, BB) had 2+ H for the 4th time in his last 6 G...Has a .339 AVG (20-for-59) since ending a career-long 0-for-22 skid 5/8 vs. PHI. WILL SMITH (1.0 IP, 2 SO) is 8-for-8 in save opportunities this season...Has allowed 1 or 0 hits in 18 of his 21 outings this season. Atlanta Braves (24-24) 3,Boston Red Sox (29-20) 1 May 25th, 2021 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E Atlanta 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 8 1 Boston 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 Atlanta AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Boston AVG AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO PO A Acuña Jr., RF .273 5 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 Hernández, K, 2B .262 4 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 3 2 Freeman, 1B .241 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 1 0 7 1 Verdugo, LF .293 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 Ozuna, LF .213 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 Martinez, J, DH .320 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 Adrianza, LF .239 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 Bogaerts, SS .343 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 3 Inciarte, CF .276 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Devers, 3B .273 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 3 1 Albies, 2B .233 4 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 Vázquez, C .250 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 7 0 Riley, A, 3B .312 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 Santana, D, CF .231 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 Swanson, SS .237 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 Renfroe, RF .217 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Sandoval, DH .286 4 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Dalbec, 1B .203 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 Heredia, CF-LF .290 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 a-Gonzalez, M, PH-1B .200 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 Contreras, Wm, C .214 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 12 1 Richards, G, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Morton, P .182 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Sawamura, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Santana, Ed, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Whitlock, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 Smith, W, P .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals .260 29 1 3 0 1 0 1 3 12 27 9 Totals .235 35 3 8 3 0 0 3 5 7 27 10 a-Bunted out for Dalbec in the 8th.