The Atlanta Braves have not had a good week.
The Braves went 1-5 on their most recent road trip, a swing across the West Coast, only winning one game against the Seattle Mariners and then getting swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers. The offense was the issue, with just a .168/.218/.244 line in the six games with fourteen total runs.
Can the Braves fix what ails them against the Boston Red Sox?
A quick glimpse at the Boston pitching staff would say no - Boston’s pitchers have a MLB-low 2.61 ERA as a group, more than a third of a run better than the next closest qualifier, the Seattle Mariners (2.