Red Sox Wrap: Boston Rallies Late To Earn Sweep Vs. Braves

Justin Turner sported the hero's cape for Boston

BOSTON — The Red Sox swept the Braves by defeating Atlanta, 5-3, at Fenway Park on Wednesday night in a successful come-from-behind thriller.

The Red Sox improved to 55-47 while the Braves dropped to 64-36.

Check out the full box score here.

ONE BIG TAKEAWAY
The Red Sox weathered the storm of a pitchers duel in order to muster up just enough offense to sweep their two-game series with the Braves.

Boston’s Brayan Bello and Atlanta’s Spencer Strider went head-to-head, both pitching five scoreless innings to keep each respective opposing lineup at bay. And while Bello let loose first, allowing a three-run homer to Atlanta’s Ozzie Albies in the sixth inning, the right-hander still managed to register an overall quality start — giving the offense a window of opportunity to capitalize and play catch-up.

And that’s exactly what they did.

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The Red Sox rallied to tag Strider for three runs (two earned), coming off solo homers from Rafael Devers and Triston Casas. Then after Strider’s night was over at 6 1/3 innings, Justin Turner came through in the bottom of the seventh and belted the go-ahead double to plate two runs and give Boston the lead — for good.

All-Star closer Kenley Jansen capped off the night, putting the Braves away to notch save No. 22 of the year, inching the Red Sox closer in a tight American League Wild Card race.

STARS OF THE GAME
— Turner delivered in a crucial spot, crushing the eventual game-deciding double to uplift an offense that was down on its luck for better part of six innings. The 38-year-old, who got the start at second base and entered the night batting .353 in the month of July, finished 2-for-4 with two RBIs.

— Bello was elite aside from the three-run shot (his only blemish) against a dominant Braves lineup. The 24-year-old tossed six innings, allowing just four hits and two walks with four strikeouts, predominantly forcing Atlanta’s bats to ground out.

— Abiles helped the Braves strike first, crushing a three-run home run over the right field bullpen to break open the contest. Atlanta’s three-time All-Star went 2-for-3 at the plate, single handily responsible for all of the Braves’ run production.

WAGER WATCH
FanDuel Sportsbook set the odds of Adam Duvall going yard at +400 entering the contest. Those odds, which the 10-year veteran cleared in the eighth inning, would’ve netted a $500 total payout on any $100 wager placed ahead of the game.

UP NEXT ON NESN
The Red Sox will head out to San Francisco and open up a three-game series with the Giants to start a six-game West Coast road trip. That series begins on Friday night with first pitch scheduled for 10:15 p.m. ET, following an hour of pregame coverage, live on NESN.