Atlanta Braves vs Boston Red Sox, May 17, 2026

Red SoxBOS
1-8
Final
BravesATL

May 17, 2026, 1:35 PM ET | Truist Park

Last 5 Form

Boston Red Sox

2-3

Last 5
W 3-1
vs PHI
L 1-3
vs PHI
L 2-3
@ ATL
W 3-2
@ ATL
L 1-8
@ ATL

Atlanta Braves

3-2

Last 5
W 4-1
vs CHC
L 0-2
vs CHC
W 3-2
vs BOS
L 2-3
vs BOS
W 8-1
vs BOS

Starting Pitchers

Boston Red Sox

Brayan Bello headshot
Brayan Bello
Recorded starter

Atlanta Braves

Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes
Recorded starter

Standings Snapshot

Full standings
Season recordsRecord, division and wild card rank, games back. Standings as of May 17, 11:25 PM ET
TeamW-LPCTDivWCGB
Boston Red Sox19-27.413#5#1011.5
Atlanta Braves32-15.681#1N/A-
PCT
winning percentage
Div
division rank
WC
wild card rank
GB
games back

Season Comparison

2026
Boston Red SoxAtlanta Braves
.717
OPS
.718
163
HR
204
689
Runs
742
3.54
ERA
3.63
1.23
WHIP
1.24
1398
Strikeouts by pitchers
1350

Lower is better for ERA and WHIP; bars show each value against the larger of the two.

Top Players

Across up to five recent games with recorded boxscores.

Boston Red Sox

Hitters

Ceddanne Rafaela headshot
Ceddanne Rafaela

5 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Willson Contreras headshot
Willson Contreras

4 H, 1 HR, 2 RBI

Wilyer Abreu headshot
Wilyer Abreu

7 H, 0 HR, 1 RBI

Pitchers

Ranger Suarez headshot
Ranger Suarez

5.1 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Aroldis Chapman headshot
Aroldis Chapman

3.0 IP, 5 SO, 0.00 ERA

Sonny Gray headshot
Sonny Gray

6.0 IP, 6 SO, 1.50 ERA

Atlanta Braves

Hitters

Drake Baldwin headshot
Drake Baldwin

6 H, 3 HR, 6 RBI

Mike Yastrzemski headshot
Mike Yastrzemski

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Austin Riley headshot
Austin Riley

4 H, 1 HR, 3 RBI

Pitchers

Chris Sale headshot
Chris Sale

6.0 IP, 8 SO, 0.00 ERA

Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes

6.0 IP, 4 SO, 0.00 ERA

Spencer Strider headshot
Spencer Strider

5.1 IP, 4 SO, 1.69 ERA

Top Performers

Picked by MLBDB from this game's box score. MLB's own list of top performers can differ.

Grant Holmes headshot
Grant Holmes
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick
Austin Riley headshot
Austin Riley
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick
Mike Yastrzemski headshot
Mike Yastrzemski
Atlanta Braves, MLBDB pick

Line Score

Atlanta Braves 8, Boston Red Sox 1: BOS 9 hits, ATL 8 hits; BOS 0 errors, ATL 0 errors.

Runs by inningThen runs (R), hits (H) and errors (E) for the game
Team123456789RHE
Boston Red Sox000000001190
Atlanta Braves32011001x880

Box Score

Batting

Jarren Duran led Boston Red Sox with 2 hits.

Boston Red Sox batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Jarren DuranLF5020020
Mickey GasperDH4000020
Wilyer AbreuRF4000000
Willson Contreras1B3010000
Isiah Kiner-Falefa1B1010000
Ceddanne RafaelaCF3010100
Marcelo Mayer2B4000010
Andruw MonasterioSS4010000
Carlos NarváezC2010000
Connor WongC2110010
Nick Sogard3B4011010
Totals36191170

Austin Riley and Mike Yastrzemski led Atlanta Braves with 2 hits each.

Atlanta Braves batting
PlayerABRHRBIBBSOHR
Drake BaldwinC2002200
Ozzie Albies2B5110010
Matt Olson1B3001110
Michael Harris IICF4100000
Austin Riley3B4223011
Dominic SmithDH4011000
Jorge MateoSS3210110
Mike YastrzemskiRF3221101
José AzócarLF3010110
Totals31888652

Pitching

Brayan Bello went 5.0 innings for Boston Red Sox (1 SO, 7 ER); Grant Holmes went 6.0 innings for Atlanta Braves (4 SO, 0 ER).

Pitching lines
PitcherIPHRERBBSOHR
Boston Red Sox
Brayan Bello5.0877312
Ryan Watson3.0011340
Atlanta Braves
Grant Holmes6.0500140
Reynaldo López2.0200020
Tyler Kinley1.0211010
AB
at-bats
R
runs
H
hits
RBI
runs batted in
BB
walks
SO
strikeouts
HR
home runs
IP
innings pitched
ER
earned runs

Scoring Summary

  • B1

    Home Run Austin Riley homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Ozzie Albies scores. Michael Harris II scores. BOS 0, ATL 3

  • B2

    Walk Drake Baldwin walks. Jorge Mateo scores. Mike Yastrzemski to 3rd. José Azócar to 2nd. BOS 0, ATL 4

  • B2

    Groundout Matt Olson grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras. Mike Yastrzemski scores. José Azócar to 3rd. Drake Baldwin to 2nd. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • B4

    Home Run Mike Yastrzemski homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • B5

    Single Dominic Smith singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Austin Riley scores. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B8

    Sac Fly Drake Baldwin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Jorge Mateo scores. BOS 0, ATL 8

  • T9

    Double Nick Sogard doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Connor Wong scores. BOS 1, ATL 8

Play-by-Play

All 75 recorded plate appearances, newest first.

  • T9

    Strikeout Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. BOS 1, ATL 8

  • T9

    Double Nick Sogard doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. Connor Wong scores. BOS 1, ATL 8

  • T9

    Single Connor Wong singles on a line drive to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. BOS 0, ATL 8

  • T9

    Pop Out Andruw Monasterio pops out to first baseman Matt Olson. BOS 0, ATL 8

  • T9

    Pop Out Marcelo Mayer pops out to third baseman Austin Riley in foul territory. BOS 0, ATL 8

  • B8

    Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 0, ATL 8

  • B8

    Sac Fly Drake Baldwin out on a sacrifice fly to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Jorge Mateo scores. BOS 0, ATL 8

  • B8

    Forceout José Azócar grounds into a force out, pitcher Ryan Watson to second baseman Marcelo Mayer. Jorge Mateo to 3rd. Mike Yastrzemski out at 2nd. José Azócar to 1st. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B8

    Walk Mike Yastrzemski walks. Jorge Mateo to 2nd. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B8

    Walk Jorge Mateo walks. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T8

    Lineout Ceddanne Rafaela lines out to left fielder José Azócar. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T8

    Double Isiah Kiner-Falefa doubles (1) on a line drive to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T8

    Flyout Wilyer Abreu flies out to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T8

    Strikeout Mickey Gasper called out on strikes. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B7

    Flyout Dominic Smith flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B7

    Strikeout Austin Riley strikes out swinging. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B7

    Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T7

    Groundout Jarren Duran grounds out, shortstop Jorge Mateo to first baseman Matt Olson. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T7

    Forceout Nick Sogard grounds into a force out, first baseman Matt Olson to shortstop Jorge Mateo. Andruw Monasterio out at 2nd. Nick Sogard to 1st. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T7

    Strikeout Connor Wong strikes out swinging. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T7

    Single Andruw Monasterio singles on a ground ball to left fielder José Azócar. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B6

    Strikeout Matt Olson strikes out swinging. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B6

    Strikeout Ozzie Albies strikes out swinging. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B6

    Walk Drake Baldwin walks. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B6

    Strikeout José Azócar strikes out swinging. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T6

    Flyout Marcelo Mayer flies out to left fielder José Azócar. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T6

    Single Ceddanne Rafaela singles on a ground ball to third baseman Austin Riley. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T6

    Lineout Willson Contreras lines out to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • T6

    Lineout Wilyer Abreu lines out sharply to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B5

    Flyout Mike Yastrzemski flies out to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B5

    Strikeout Jorge Mateo challenged (pitch result), call on the field was confirmed: Jorge Mateo called out on strikes. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B5

    Single Dominic Smith singles on a ground ball to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. Austin Riley scores. BOS 0, ATL 7

  • B5

    Double Austin Riley doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • B5

    Flyout Michael Harris II flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran in foul territory. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • T5

    Flyout Mickey Gasper flies out to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • T5

    Strikeout Jarren Duran strikes out swinging. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • T5

    Lineout Nick Sogard lines out sharply to second baseman Ozzie Albies. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • T5

    Single Carlos Narváez singles on a ground ball to center fielder Michael Harris II. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • B4

    Groundout Matt Olson grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • B4

    Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran. José Azócar to 2nd. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • B4

    Flyout Drake Baldwin flies out sharply to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • B4

    Single José Azócar singles on a soft bunt ground ball to third baseman Nick Sogard. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • B4

    Home Run Mike Yastrzemski homers (2) on a fly ball to right field. BOS 0, ATL 6

  • T4

    Groundout Andruw Monasterio grounds out, shortstop Jorge Mateo to first baseman Matt Olson. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • T4

    Pop Out Marcelo Mayer pops out to third baseman Austin Riley. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • T4

    Walk Ceddanne Rafaela walks. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • T4

    Double Willson Contreras doubles (6) on a ground ball to left fielder José Azócar. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • T4

    Pop Out Wilyer Abreu pops out to shortstop Jorge Mateo. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • B3

    Groundout Jorge Mateo grounds out, third baseman Nick Sogard to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • B3

    Groundout Dominic Smith grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • B3

    Lineout Austin Riley lines out sharply to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • T3

    Flyout Mickey Gasper flies out to left fielder José Azócar. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • T3

    Double Jarren Duran doubles (8) on a sharp line drive to left fielder José Azócar. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • T3

    Strikeout Nick Sogard strikes out swinging. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • T3

    Lineout Carlos Narváez lines out sharply to left fielder José Azócar. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • B2

    Groundout Michael Harris II grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • B2

    Groundout Matt Olson grounds out to first baseman Willson Contreras. Mike Yastrzemski scores. José Azócar to 3rd. Drake Baldwin to 2nd. BOS 0, ATL 5

  • B2

    Flyout Ozzie Albies flies out to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, ATL 4

  • B2

    Walk Drake Baldwin walks. Jorge Mateo scores. Mike Yastrzemski to 3rd. José Azócar to 2nd. BOS 0, ATL 4

  • B2

    Walk José Azócar walks. Mike Yastrzemski to 2nd. BOS 0, ATL 3

  • B2

    Single Mike Yastrzemski singles on a ground ball to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Jorge Mateo to 3rd. BOS 0, ATL 3

  • B2

    Double Jorge Mateo doubles (3) on a sharp line drive to left fielder Jarren Duran. BOS 0, ATL 3

  • T2

    Pop Out Andruw Monasterio pops out to second baseman Ozzie Albies. BOS 0, ATL 3

  • T2

    Strikeout Marcelo Mayer strikes out swinging. BOS 0, ATL 3

  • T2

    Lineout Ceddanne Rafaela lines out to right fielder Mike Yastrzemski. BOS 0, ATL 3

  • B1

    Lineout Dominic Smith lines out to center fielder Ceddanne Rafaela. BOS 0, ATL 3

  • B1

    Home Run Austin Riley homers (7) on a fly ball to left center field. Ozzie Albies scores. Michael Harris II scores. BOS 0, ATL 3

  • B1

    Forceout Michael Harris II grounds into a force out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to shortstop Andruw Monasterio. Ozzie Albies to 3rd. Matt Olson out at 2nd. Michael Harris II to 1st. BOS 0, ATL 0

  • B1

    Walk Matt Olson walks. Ozzie Albies to 2nd. BOS 0, ATL 0

  • B1

    Single Ozzie Albies singles on a line drive to right fielder Wilyer Abreu. BOS 0, ATL 0

  • B1

    Groundout Drake Baldwin grounds out, second baseman Marcelo Mayer to first baseman Willson Contreras. BOS 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Groundout Willson Contreras grounds out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to first baseman Matt Olson. BOS 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Forceout Wilyer Abreu grounds into a force out, second baseman Ozzie Albies to shortstop Jorge Mateo. Jarren Duran out at 2nd. Wilyer Abreu to 1st. BOS 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Strikeout Mickey Gasper strikes out swinging. BOS 0, ATL 0

  • T1

    Single Jarren Duran singles on a line drive to center fielder Michael Harris II. BOS 0, ATL 0