Atlanta Braves vs Boston Red Sox — Mar 21, 2026 | AI Prediction & Stats
Atlanta Braves
5-2
Finished
6
:
1
Boston Red Sox
1-5
Scoreboard
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Braves
|
0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
|
Red Sox
|
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
AI PREDICTIONNeural Network Forecast
AI| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Braves
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0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
|
Red Sox
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Expect a fascinating duel between Boston’s Brayan Bello and Atlanta’s Spencer Strider. Bello’s improved change-up should keep the Braves quiet early, but Strider’s elite fastball/slider combo is likely to silence the middle of Boston’s order through the first five frames. Atlanta’s deep lineup—anchored by Acuña Jr., Riley, and Olson—figures out Bello the second time through, plating two in the third on a Riley double and an Olson sac fly. Boston scratches back with a Devers solo shot in the fourth, but Strider strands runners in scoring position twice, limiting further damage.
Once the game moves to the bullpens, Atlanta’s superior relief corps makes the difference. Joe Jiménez and A.J. Minter deliver clean seventh and eighth innings, while Boston’s bridge arms struggle: a walk and a stolen base from Acuña set up Albies’ RBI single in the fifth, and Sean Murphy’s two-run homer off a fatigued Chris Martin in the seventh opens daylight. Kenley Jansen’s heavy spring workload shows; he surrenders an insurance run in the ninth on a Harris II triple and a productive ground-out.
Boston’s offense keeps fighting—an RBI double from Casas in the sixth and a Verdugo bloop single in the eighth—but the gap is too wide. Atlanta’s balance, bullpen depth, and late-inning experience carry them to a 6-3 victory, consolidating their place atop the standings while Boston slips two games under .500.
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Season Comparison
Braves
STAT
Red Sox
5-2
Record
1-5
71.4%
Win %
16.7%
.714
PCT
.167
41
Runs For
17
14
Runs Against
32
7
Games Played
6
WWLWL
Form
LLLLL
Head to Head
3
2
Mar 17
Braves
3 - 4
Red Sox
Mar 14
Red Sox
1 - 10
Braves
Feb 27
Red Sox
8 - 15
Braves
Jun 1
Red Sox
3 - 1
Braves
May 31
Red Sox
0 - 5
Braves
Braves Recent
Apr 3
@ Diamondbacks
17-2
W
Apr 1
vs Athletics
1-5
W
Mar 31
vs Athletics
5-2
L
Mar 30
vs Athletics
0-4
W
Mar 29
vs Royals
4-1
L
Red Sox Recent
Apr 1
@ Astros
4-6
L
Apr 1
@ Astros
2-9
L
Mar 31
@ Astros
1-8
L
Mar 29
@ Reds
2-3
L
Mar 28
@ Reds
5-6
L
Lineups
AWAY ROSTER
Dominic Smith
AVG-
HR1
RBI4
OBP-
H5
AB13
Matt Olson
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H6
AB23
Kyle Farmer
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB1
Mauricio Dubón
AVG-
HR0
RBI5
OBP-
H7
AB17
Ozzie Albies
AVG-
HR1
RBI1
OBP-
H5
AB22
Austin Riley
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H5
AB21
Drake Baldwin
AVG-
HR3
RBI7
OBP-
H7
AB22
Jonah Heim
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB5
Michael Harris II
AVG-
HR1
RBI3
OBP-
H5
AB23
Aaron Bummer
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO2
Bryce Elder
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO5
Chris Sale
ERA0.75
W-L2-0
SO9
Dylan Lee
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Grant Holmes
ERA5.40
W-L0-1
SO4
Joel Payamps
ERA13.50
W-L0-0
SO2
José Suarez
ERA9.82
W-L0-1
SO6
Martín Pérez
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO3
Osvaldo Bido
ERA0.00
W-L1-0
SO3
Raisel Iglesias
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO1
Reynaldo López
ERA1.50
W-L0-0
SO3
Robert Suarez
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO2
Tyler Kinley
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO1
Eli White
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB5
Mike Yastrzemski
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H5
AB17
Ronald Acuña Jr.
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H3
AB20
Jorge Mateo
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB3
HOME ROSTER
Willson Contreras
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H3
AB20
Caleb Durbin
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB18
Marcelo Mayer
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H3
AB15
Carlos Narváez
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H4
AB9
Connor Wong
AVG-
HR0
RBI1
OBP-
H5
AB10
Ceddanne Rafaela
AVG-
HR1
RBI2
OBP-
H4
AB19
Jarren Duran
AVG-
HR0
RBI2
OBP-
H3
AB18
Masataka Yoshida
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB8
Aroldis Chapman
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO1
Brayan Bello
ERA9.64
W-L0-1
SO2
Connelly Early
ERA1.69
W-L0-0
SO6
Danny Coulombe
ERA5.40
W-L0-0
SO1
Garrett Crochet
ERA3.27
W-L1-1
SO15
Garrett Whitlock
ERA0.00
W-L0-0
SO4
Greg Weissert
ERA10.12
W-L0-1
SO4
Johan Oviedo
ERA9.82
W-L0-0
SO3
Jovani Morán
ERA2.25
W-L0-0
SO4
Justin Slaten
ERA0.00
W-L0-1
SO3
Ranger Suarez
ERA8.31
W-L0-1
SO3
Ryan Watson
ERA4.91
W-L0-0
SO3
Sonny Gray
ERA6.75
W-L0-0
SO5
Roman Anthony
AVG-
HR1
RBI2
OBP-
H5
AB22
Wilyer Abreu
AVG-
HR3
RBI6
OBP-
H10
AB24
Andruw Monasterio
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H1
AB6
Isiah Kiner-Falefa
AVG-
HR0
RBI0
OBP-
H0
AB4
Trevor Story
AVG-
HR1
RBI2
OBP-
H4
AB29
