Acuña grand slam powers Braves past Red Sox 10‑2
BOSTON (Interstat) — Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a grand slam in the sixth inning as the Atlanta Braves thumped the Boston Red Sox 10-2 on Thursday evening at Fenway Park.
Acuña finished 1 for 3 with four RBIs. Ozzie Albies went 3 for 5 with a two-run homer in the ninth and drove in two runs. Michael Harris II added a solo homer.
Chris Sale earned the win, allowing two runs on six hits with eight strikeouts over five innings. Reynaldo López, Dylan Dodd and Tyler Kinley combined for four scoreless innings of relief.
The Braves broke open a 2-0 game with five runs in the sixth, capped by Acuña’s drive. They added two more in the ninth.
Boston’s Danny Coulombe took the loss. Payton Tolle struck out seven over 4 2/3 innings. Caleb Durbin doubled in a run and Jarren Duran singled in a run for the Red Sox.
Atlanta improved to 38-19. Boston fell to 23-32. Attendance was 30,901, and the game lasted 2 hours, 55 minutes.