Boston Red Sox vs Atlanta Braves

MLB

Red Sox

19-27

1-8

Final

Braves

32-15

Truist Park

TV: MLB.TV

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

Who won: Braves 8-1

The Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Sunday, May 17, 2026 at Truist Park. The Braves win the series 2-1. The Braves outscored the Red Sox 3-0 in the 1st inning. Austin Riley went 2-for-4 with a home run and 3 RBI for the Braves.

Recap · May 17

Riley, Holmes lead Braves to another series win with an 8-1 rout of the Red Sox

Austin Riley hit a three-run homer, Grant Holmes pitched six scoreless innings and the Atlanta Braves routed the Boston Red Sox 8-1 Sunday to win another series.

What it means

Season series: ATL wins series 2-1.
Red Sox 11-13 on the road; Braves 16-8 at home.

Latest headlines

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ESPN · 6d ago

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Red Sox's Sonny Gray not happy for being lifted after 70 pitches

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

Brayan Bello SP

Probable starter · 6-7, 4.33 ERA, 92 K, 1.37 WHIP

Lineup

1Jarren DuranLF
2Mickey GasperDH
3Wilyer AbreuRF
4Willson Contreras1B
5Ceddanne RafaelaCF
6Marcelo Mayer2B
7Andruw MonasterioSS
8Carlos NarvaezC
9Nick Sogard3B

Braves1st in NL East

Grant Holmes SP

Probable starter · 10-6, 3.44 ERA, 115 K, 1.31 WHIP

Lineup

1Drake BaldwinC
2Ozzie Albies2B
3Matt Olson1B
4Michael Harris IICF
5Austin Riley3B
6Dominic SmithDH
7Jorge MateoSS
8Mike YastrzemskiRF
9Jose AzocarLF

The series

ATL wins series 2-1

Last meeting: Red Sox 3, Braves 2 (May 16)

Last 5

BOS

L@ ATL1-8
W@ ATL3-2
L@ ATL2-3
Lvs PHI1-3
Wvs PHI3-1

ATL

Wvs BOS8-1
Lvs BOS2-3
Wvs BOS3-2
Lvs CHC0-2
Wvs CHC4-1

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Game info

Venue: Truist Park, Atlanta, Georgia · Attendance 37,800
Officials: Hunter Wendelstedt (Home Plate Umpire), Edwin Moscoso (First Base Umpire), Vic Carapazza (Second Base Umpire), Nic Lentz (Third Base Umpire)