Harris, Braves Hold Off Red Sox; Atlanta Wins 7‑6

BOSTON (Interstat) — Michael Harris II went 4-for-4 with a home run and three RBI as the Atlanta Braves beat the Boston Red Sox 7-6 on Tuesday night at Fenway Park. Atlanta scored two runs in the fifth inning on Matt Olson’s home run, added three in the sixth and two more in the eighth on Harris’ homer. Boston answered with two in the first, single runs in the sixth and seventh and two in the ninth on Isiah Kiner-Falefa’s two-run single, but stranded the tying run. Spencer Strider (3-0) allowed three earned runs over five innings for the win. Raisel Iglesias earned his ninth save. Ranger Suarez (2-3) took the loss. Kiner-Falefa went 2-for-3 with a home run and three RBI for Boston. Atlanta improved to 37-18; Boston fell to 22-31. The game drew a crowd of 34,126 and lasted 2:52.