Red Sox vs. Braves Game Highlights (5/7/24) | MLB Highlights

Al Lopez on the mound when the Braves were looking to add some depth to the rotation and Bullpen they brought him in to potentially do so and man he has had a strong start to the season thus far he's looking to continue that in five games he's two- one with a 1.50 ER he's thrown 30 Innings with 31 strikeouts Durant in hitting 262 of the Home Run and we're set for baseball tonight he rockets that one down the left field line and a fair ball off into the corner and jiren Duran is at it again burning around the base pass a double to lead off the game so a runner in scoring position and now Raphael Des the third baseman to face Lopez this one in the air Matt Olsson hardly had to move a muscle one away Lopez with a two- two offering struck him out blew it right by him at 97 you think Tyler O'Neal was worried about that slider or maybe even the curveball this looked like an emergency swing where you're just trying to foul it off in a two- strike count and he's going to take ball four so the Red Sox have a chance here right away against the right hander first and second for vau gristle returning to Atlanta vau of course last year was a part of the Atlanta bra team also in 2022 when he debuted playing up the middle at short and second but he was part of that chis sale trade this off season and now his return to True his part that one found the bat of Grom Riley's going to have to hurry out at first they'll throw home just in case they do get him Boston does not want to take another look great play by Riley sends us to the bottom of the first cter Crawford two and one 156 the earned run average beat the Giants at Fenway last time out another strong start seven Innings four hits two runs aunia on a couple of bounces to De and Ronald is safe at first would have beat it anyway but the throw was down the line and the Braves have the lead off man on see if the Braves can get that offense going early Ronald goes for second and now he's in trouble cutter Crawford had not moved towards home he turns around and get aunia and there's one away hat tip to Cutter Crawford because that's really hard for pitchers you can't see that you you just you're about to start your wind up and you hear step off good man to a race right away swinging in a Miss to strike him out all he's retired two fast outs hit pretty well O'Neal will move on over though and cut that down to retire the side Crawford faces only three men for Cooper this is just his fifth game in a Red Sox uniform since they picked him up slider there it is from Lopez been so good this year and it takes care of Garrett now you mentioned it this is the number one finish pitch for Ronaldo Lopez making now 17 strikeouts on that slider this season shattered bat that's going to bounce in the right field for a base hit reaches for it back to- back singles to right field back to the top of the order and jiren Duran right center field over and in comes auna and Harris Ronald will take it to stranded and we head to the bottom up inning number two cutter Crawford's 02 he blew him away there got him with that cutter in and struck him out his second K Olson's problems continue through a 3-2 cutter to Marcel Ozuna and that's the first walk Allowed by cutter Crawford Marcia grounds one out to short taken by raphaela underhand toss to Grom Grom over to Cooper and it's a double play and quickly the second inning Fizzles for Atlanta and that came inside and hit him that was a sweeper that didn't sweep and Travis is board after getting hit by a pitch Jared Kellick off season acquisition of the Braves batting from the left side with one on and one out this ball is given a ride by K to right and it's gone Jared Kellick with his first Homer in a Braves uniform and it puts Atlanta on top two to nothing 368 ft into the Chop House he let it fly that is great to see just the second home run to Cutter Crawford is allowed two nothing Atlanta and back to the top of the order to Ronald aunia he'll fly that to right field that's pretty well hit AB BR backing up backing up to the wall leaping up and he makes the catch Willer BR with another fine play right up against the right field fence coming into today Willer had five defensive runs saved you got to think that's going to help it a little bit more and he's going to walk him so Crawford with a second free pass issued tonight swing at a liner in a base hit and left riy with a base hit I think it's a really good time for this visit and he's thrown 23 pitches in the inning Andrew Bailey's out to the mound you can see from here I mean Crawford's got a real lather working it is hot and muggy and it's been a stressful inning for Crawford two on two out the Braves have two runs in here in this bottom of the third big spot here for Crawford the pitch Tyler O'Neal camps Out Underneath It makes the play and the inning is over but it was arduous and the Braves get the first two of the game on a Jared Kellick home run Von Grom the former Brave steps in 0 for one he's grounded out to Third and that's going to be lined in the center field for a base hit so a good start for the socks in the fourth inning Von Gren with a single his second Red Sox knock saw all the guys catching up with Von Gren before the game he was so beloved in that Clubhouse it was good to see them all smiling and laughing together again off the end of the bat Azie alz and Matt Olsson have their eyes on it it'll be Matt olon that takes it and sends us to the bottom of the fourth this is a Red Sox team that the last few seasons they've hit the baseball they've scored runs but they could not stop anyone from scoring well that has not been the case this season as the Red Sox enter the action tonight with a 210 erra for their rotation which is the lowest among starting rotations in the big leagues brav go down 1 2 three we head to the top of the fifth inning two nothing Brave very quietly Ronaldo Lopez is putting together another really nice start here the pitch count is in a great spot he's getting ready to throw number 60 here in top of the fifth inning as he has not allowed a run yet couple of punch outs and what just a one walk swing at a drive out to right center field that one toward the alley that's going to drop in and bounce against the wall there goes Durant churning second base on his way to third base and he is there diving in with yet another triple give him half a dozen six trip triples tops in the big leagues and the Red Sox quickly have a man 90 ft away even though a lot of the offensive numbers for Boston have been pretty good they do have the second most strikeouts in Major League Baseball and Lopez looking for his third tonight and he struck him out good pitch the slider and that takes care of De two away Lopez continues to do great work in the middle of the order five for 43 making now five for 44 got him beautiful slider Lopez strands Durant at third and keeps this a two to nothing ball game he just continues to be Sensational a leadoff walk so two walks tonight for the right fielder of the Boston Red Sox on Grom tonight a base hitting a ground out one for two two two broken bat little roll at a short and knocked down by Aria but no play that is an air on Orlando Aria just the ninth air for the Braves this season so the socks are in business here first and second and nobody out the sixth well so far Ronaldo Lopez has been great in these spots with runners in scoring position 0 for six so far tonight for the Boston Red Sox Lopez fires struck him out key strikeouts in several situations and there's another one for Ronaldo Lopez that's just the second time this year that Lopez has walked a right-handed hitter and the bases are loaded three and0 and of course there's nowhere to put reys Maguire and that missed badly that's Ball Four he's walked three in the frame in a Red Sox score that makes it two to one as a Bru touches home Bryant snitker is is going to bring ground ball specialist Aaron bummer into the ball game Red Sox have them all loaded up two to one game and he swings a ground ball kicked and the run is in Gom scores and this game is tied two2 so he did get a ground ball right back at him but it caught him on the lower part of the body and the Red Sox will tie the game if it gets through it winds up a double play and they get out of it and jiren Duran who's had a nice night and he gets him a two2 sweeper that is a huge strike out for the Lefty bummer trying to keep it tied at two and he does nasty sweeper backto back strikeouts of Duran and Des Crawford still out there one out here in the bottom of the six line what a play oh it went off of his glove and into left field Des climbed the ladder he had it but then it popped out it is a single with one out here in the sixth inning and that leads to Marcelo Zuna and that is in there for strike three he man Ozuna for the second time both times looking six strikeouts now for cutter swung on another popup here left side and that's all one hit one left excellent work by cutter Crawford he is through six well Tyler O'Neal here right now something to follow 15 strikeouts in his last 41 plate appearances swing and a shot that one driven to left field he is heading into second base and he tagged that one O'Neal's got himself a double so we'll see if he busts out of that mini skid with a double to lead off the seven missed outside and there are two on with two out and Cooper batting from the right side so you get the righty righty match up here in the air to right Ronald aunia in a couple of steps two more stranded Boston now one for 13 with runners in scoring position tonight top of the go to Durant a double in a triple for jiren tonight and he will yank that one a sliding play by Olen off the glove of the pitcher now he takes off for second as it rolls away looking over his shoulder he'll stop at second base Red Sox have another opportunity with him man in scoring position rafy de is going to take ball four so an intentional walk and they'll have the righty righty duel with O'Neal two on two out for the Red Sox in a tie game The Pitch Out to left center Long Run for Duvall does he have it he does and he keeps his tied at two a piece that saves the day sliding catch to his left an enormous out walked him potential goahead run down to first base Austin Riley one for three tonight with a single back in the third inning 01 sent out to Right Center it'll fall aie stops at second the Braves are in business big threat for Atlanta and that's going to be swung on and foul tipped into the mid and that's strike three Olen fans at a huge out for Slayton so now Marcelo Zuna Azie Al representing the potential go-ahead run out at second base Ozuna grounds it up the middle Atlanta is back in front in the the bottom of the eight the Big Bear delivers with a big RBI base hit Marcelo Zuna with his major league leading 34th run driven into of the season and it was a big one now Orlando Aria they'll try to turn two what well they're not going to turn two and that's a big run that just scored from third for at two Atlanta watch this throw I don't think they knew who was supposed to catch it Von Gren was covering the bag raphaela eventually got there and they tagged Ozuna out and it could have just been because of where they were playing and it cost him a run so it is the closer of glaus hoping for his ninth save of the season now the 2 two got him change up we know this is the money pitch for Rell agius seventh strikeout of the season on this pitch and that is perfectly located payoff pitch reaches for it RC has got it and the BRS Are Back In The Wind column a 4 to2 victory over Boston