Atlanta Braves (37-19, first in the NL East) vs. Boston Red Sox (23-31, fifth in the AL East)

Boston; Thursday, 4:10 p.m. EDT

PITCHING PROBABLES: Braves: Chris Sale (7-3, 1.89 ERA, 0.87 WHIP, 72 strikeouts); Red Sox: Payton Tolle (2-2, 2.45 ERA, 0.82 WHIP, 39 strikeouts)

LINE: Braves -141, Red Sox +119; over/under is 7 1/2 runs

BOTTOM LINE: The Boston Red Sox take on the Atlanta Braves after Jarren Duran had four hits on Wednesday in an 8-0 win over the Braves.

Boston has a 23-31 record overall and a 9-18 record at home. Red Sox pitchers have a collective 3.75 ERA, which ranks ninth in MLB play.

Atlanta is 37-19 overall and 20-9 in road games. The Braves have the second-ranked team batting average in the NL at .258.

The matchup Thursday is the sixth time these teams meet this season. The Braves have a 3-2 advantage in the season series.

TOP PERFORMERS: Wilyer Abreu has 10 doubles, a triple, six home runs and 22 RBI while hitting .285 for the Red Sox. Willson Contreras is 17 for 40 with a double, two triples and three home runs over the last 10 games.

Matt Olson leads the Braves with 15 home runs while slugging .546. Michael Harris II is 12 for 42 with a double, four home runs and eight RBI over the past 10 games.

LAST 10 GAMES: Red Sox: 5-5, .281 batting average, 3.74 ERA, outscored opponents by five runs

Braves: 6-4, .227 batting average, 4.00 ERA, outscored opponents by four runs

INJURIES: Red Sox: Roman Anthony: 10-Day IL (wrist), Garrett Crochet: 15-Day IL (shoulder), Trevor Story: 10-Day IL (groin), Kutter Crawford: 60-Day IL (wrist), Patrick Sandoval: 60-Day IL (elbow), Triston Casas: 60-Day IL (knee), Johan Oviedo: 60-Day IL (elbow), Romy Gonzalez: 60-Day IL (shoulder), Tanner Houck: 60-Day IL (elbow)

Braves: Kyle Farmer: 10-Day IL (forearm), Hurston Waldrep: 60-Day IL (elbow), Sean Murphy: 10-Day IL (finger), Drake Baldwin: 10-Day IL (oblique), AJ Smith-Shawver: 60-Day IL (elbow), Danny Young: 60-Day IL (elbow), Spencer Schwellenbach: 60-Day IL (elbow), Joe Jimenez: 60-Day IL (knee), Joey Wentz: 60-Day IL (knee)

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