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The Atlanta Braves (64-46) have lost three games in a row as they ready to play the Boston Red Sox (54-56), who have fallen in two in a row. The Braves are favored (-125) to end their streak in Tuesday’s outing, which starts at 7:10 PM ET at Fenway Park. Charlie Morton starts for Atlanta, and Rich Hill is Boston’s choice to start.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Braves vs. Red Sox
- Game Day: Tuesday, August 9, 2022
- Game Time: 7:10 PM ET
- Location: Boston, Massachusetts
- Stadium: Fenway Park
| Favorite | Favorite Moneyline | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Braves | -125 | 9 |
Braves Stats & Trends
Braves Batting
- The Braves are second-best in baseball with 167 total home runs.
- The Braves have the 11th-ranked batting average in the majors (.249).
- The Braves rank 18th in baseball with an on-base percentage of .312.
- Braves batters strike out 9.4 times per game, the 29th-most in the league.
- The Braves average 1.5 home runs per game when playing on the road this season (78 total in road contests).
- The Braves are slugging .433 with 3.6 extra-base hits per game in road contests.
- The club averages 8.5 hits per game and is batting .242 away from home this season.
Braves Key Batters
- Austin Riley leads Atlanta in OBP (.358), slugging percentage (.584) and total hits (125) this season.
- Among qualified hitters in the majors, Riley’s batting average ranks 23rd, his on-base percentage ranks 30th, and he is fifth in slugging.
- Matt Olson has 36 doubles, 21 home runs and 54 walks while batting .248.
- Olson is 88th in batting average, 62nd in on-base percentage and 24th in slugging in the major leagues.
- Dansby Swanson is batting .292 with a .461 slugging percentage and 58 RBI this year.
- Marcell Ozuna has been key for Atlanta with 85 hits, an OBP of .267 plus a slugging percentage of .392.
Red Sox Stats & Trends
Red Sox Batting
- The Red Sox rank 18th in Major League Baseball with 107 home runs.
- The Red Sox have a team batting average of .253 this season, which ranks sixth among MLB teams.
- The Red Sox have an on-base percentage of .314 this season, which ranks 15th in the league.
- The Red Sox rank 17th with an average of 8.4 strikeouts per game.
- In 53 games at home this season, they’ve hit 59 homers, an average of 1.1 per contest.
- They are slugging .436 in 53 home games this season.
- They are averaging 8.9 base hits per game and batting .263 as a team at home this season.
Red Sox Key Batters
- Rafael Devers has totaled 117 hits, a team-high for the Red Sox.
- Including all the qualified hitters in the majors, Devers’ batting average places him fourth, his on-base percentage is 18th, and he is fourth in slugging.
- Xander Bogaerts paces his team with a .383 on-base percentage, and has a club-leading .452 slugging percentage.
- Including all qualifying hitters, Bogaerts is seventh in batting average, ninth in on-base percentage and 48th in slugging percentage.
- Alex Verdugo is hitting .268 with 24 doubles, seven home runs and 23 walks.
- J.D. Martinez is hitting .281 with 34 doubles, nine home runs and 34 walks.
Braves vs. Red Sox Probable Pitchers
| Morton | Hill | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 | GS | 16 |
| 5-5 | W-L | 4-5 |
| 4.09 | ERA | 4.52 |
| 116.2 | IP | 73.2 |
| 43 | BB | 23 |
| 134 | SO | 59 |
