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HOT AND COLD AND
HOT AND OUT ...
Rafael Devers slugs the Sox to come from behind
May 26, 2021
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Rafael Devers homered and drove in three runs, and the
Boston Red Sox stopped Atlanta’s four-game win streak with a 9-5
victory over the Braves on Wednesday night.
Hunter Renfroe also connected for Boston, and Christian Vázquez
had three RBIs. Xander Bogaerts walked twice and scored three times.
Red Sox right-hander Nick Pivetta (6-0) struck out a season-high
nine in six innings, settling down after a shaky start. He was charged with four
runs and seven hits.
Atlanta jumped out to a fast start with three runs over the first
two innings. Ozzie Albies hit an RBI triple and scored on Dansby Swanson’s
double in the first. Contreras added a sacrifice fly in the second.
The Sox trailed 4-3 before scoring four times in the sixth.
Devers hit a tiebreaking RBI double and Vázquez added a two-run single with two
outs, snapping an 0-for-10 skid. Devers connected for his 14th homer in the
fourth, tying it a 3 with a two-run shot to center. Vázquez also drove in
Renfroe with a sacrifice fly in the eighth, giving the Red Sox a 9-4 lead.
Austin Riley homered for Atlanta for the fifth time in his last
five games. William Contreras had two hits and two RBIs, including a solo shot
in the ninth. Braves left-hander Drew Smyly (2-3) allowed seven runs and five
hits in 5 1/3 innings.
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