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The Braves face the Red Sox in the first of a two-game series

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The Atlanta Braves will open a two-game series against the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday night at Truist Park.

First pitch is set for 7:20 p.m. and can be heard live on FM 94. 5 The Lake

The Braves’ west coast trip to Los Angeles did not go as they had hoped. The Dodgers swept the Braves in the two National League rivals’ first meeting this weekend. Atlanta is three games behind the East-leading Phillies.

The Associated Press contributed to this story.

THE REDS AGAINST. BRAVES

Boston Red Sox (19-16, third in the AL East) vs. Atlanta Braves (20-12, second in the NL East)

Atlanta; Tuesday, 7:20 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABILITIES: Red Sox: Kutter Crawford (2-1, 1.56 ERA, 1.07 WHIP, 40 strikeouts); Braves: Reynaldo Lopez (2-1, 1.50 ERA, 1.00 WHIP, 31 strikeouts)

BETMGM SPORTS BOOK: LINE Braves -173, Red Sox +145; over/under = 9 races

BOTTOM LINE: The Atlanta Braves host the Boston Red Sox on Tuesday to begin a two-game series.

Atlanta is 11-4 at home and 20-12 overall. The Braves are 17-1 in games when they score five or more runs.

Boston is 19-16 overall and 12-7 in road games. The Red Sox rank fifth in the AL with 38 total home runs, an average of 1.1 per game.

The teams meet on Tuesday for the first time this season.

TOP PERFORMERS: Marcell Ozuna has six doubles and 10 homers for the Braves. Ozzie Albies is 10-for-38 with four doubles and four RBIs over the last 10 games.

Jarren Duran has seven doubles, five triples and a home run for the Red Sox. Rafael Devers is 14-for-37 with three doubles and a home run over the last 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Braves: 4-6, .200 batting average, 3.46 ERA, led by nine runs

Red Sox: 5-5, .279 batting average, 2.90 ERA, outscored opponents by 18 points

INJURIES: Braves: Angel Perdomo: 60-day IL (elbow), Pierce Johnson: 15-day IL (elbow), Spencer Strider: 15-day IL (right elbow sprain), Sean Murphy: 10-day IL (oblique sprain) )

Red Sox: Masataka Yoshida: 10-day IL (thumb), Triston Casas: 60-day IL (rib), Brayan Bello: 15-day IL (lat), Tyler Heineman: 10-day IL (hamstring), Trevor Story: 60-day IL (shoulder), Garrett Whitlock: 15-day IL (oblique), Romy Gonzalez: 10-day IL (wrist), Isaiah Campbell: 15-day IL (shoulder), Nick Pivetta: 15-day IL (elbow), Bryan Mata: 15-day IL (hamstring), Liam Hendriks: 60-day IL (elbow), Chris Murphy: 60-day IL (elbow), Lucas Giolito: 60-day IL (elbow)

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