Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves

MLB

Red Sox

19-26

3-2

Final

Braves

31-15

Truist Park

TV: MLB.TV

Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R
BOS	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	0	3
ATL	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2

Who won: Red Sox 3-2

The Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Saturday, May 16, 2026 at Truist Park. The Braves win the series 2-1. The Red Sox outscored the Braves 2-0 in the 8th inning. Willson Contreras went 2-for-4 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Red Sox. Drake Baldwin went 2-for-3 with a home run and 2 RBI for the Braves.

Recap · May 16

Willson Contreras hits a 2-run homer in the 8th to lift the Red Sox past the Braves, 3-2

Willson Contreras hit a two-run home run in the eighth inning to help the Boston Red Sox beat the Atlanta Braves 3-2 on Saturday night.

What it means

Season series: ATL wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 11-12 on the road; Braves 15-8 at home.

Latest headlines

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Injuries and inactives

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Caleb Durbin 3B
Finger, Surgery, left
Out
Garrett Whitlock RP
Leg, Fracture, right
Out
Masataka Yoshida DH
Hamstring, Strain, left
Out
Roman Anthony LF
Hand, Strain, right
Out
Tyron Guerrero RP
Shoulder, Strain, right
Out

Braves1st in NL East

Bryce Elder SP
Knee, Surgery, right
15-Day-IL
Joe Jimenez RP
Knee, Surgery, left
60-Day-IL
Martin Perez SP
Back, Inflammation
15-Day-IL
Reynaldo Lopez RP
Shoulder, Inflammation, right
15-Day-IL
Spencer Strider SP
Elbow, Inflammation, right
60-Day-IL

Probable starters

Red Sox3rd in AL East

Payton Tolle SP

Probable starter · 9-6, 3.03 ERA, 171 K, 1.10 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranLF
2Mickey GasperC
3Wilyer AbreuRF
4Willson Contreras1B
5Masataka YoshidaDH
6Ceddanne RafaelaCF
7Marcelo Mayer2B
8Andruw MonasterioSS
9Caleb Durbin3B

Braves1st in NL East

Bryce Elder SP

Probable starter · 8-8, 4.11 ERA, 121 K, 1.27 WHIP

Lineup

1Drake BaldwinDH
2Ozzie Albies2B
3Matt Olson1B
4Austin Riley3B
5Mauricio DubonLF
6Michael Harris IICF
7Ha-Seong KimSS
8Sandy LeonC
9Jose AzocarRF

The series

ATL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Braves 3, Red Sox 2 (May 15)

Last 5

BOS

W@ ATL3-2
L@ ATL2-3
Lvs PHI1-3
Wvs PHI3-1
Lvs PHI1-2

ATL

Lvs BOS2-3
Wvs BOS3-2
Lvs CHC0-2
Wvs CHC4-1
Wvs CHC5-2

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Game info

Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia · Attendance 39,336
Officials: Nic Lentz (Home Plate Umpire), Hunter Wendelstedt (First Base Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (Second Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Third Base Umpire)