The Boston Red Sox fell to the Atlanta Braves 4-2 on Tuesday in the first game of the two-game set. Now, the two teams will meet for the second contest on Wednesday at Truist Park.
For the matchup, Boston will send Nick Pivetta to the mound, while the Braves will start Chris Sale.
Here's a look at the Red Sox lineup for Game 2:
- Jarren Duran CF
- Connor Wong C
- Tyler O'Neill LF
- Rafael Devers 3B
- Vaughn Grissom 2B
- Garrett Cooper DH
- Romy Gonzalez 1B
- Wilyer Abreu RF
- Ceddanne Rafaela
The Braves lineup will look identical to the lineup from Game 1:
- Ronald Acuna Jr. RF
- Ozzie Albies 2B
- Austin Riley 3B
- Matt Olson 1B
- Marcell Ozuna DH
- Orlando Arcia SS
- Michael Harris II CF
- Travis d'Arnaud C
- Jarred Kelenic LF
Pivetta started just two games before being placed on the injured list with a right elbow flexor strain. In those two games, he allowed just one run and struck out 13 batters in 11 innings. Seven Braves have hits off of him - Acuna (7-for-28 with three walks), Albies (6-for-31 with three RBIs), Arcia (4-for-5 with a home run, three RBIs and a walk), d'Arnaud (3-for-4 with a home run three RBIs) Olson (1-for-8 with a home run, two RBIs and three walks), Ozuna (6-for-24 with four home runs, 10 RBIs) and Riley (4-for-16 with two home runs, four RBIs and two walks).
Sale has been solid for Atlanta this year after being traded by Boston this offseason. In his six starts, he's posted a 3.44 ERA and a 0.95 WHIP. No active member of the Red Sox lineup has recorded a hit off of him.
Alex Cora's squad needs this win to avoid the two-game sweep and maintain third place in the division.