The Atlanta Braves took a 7-1 lead into the eighth inning in Wednesday’s series finale but still came out on the wrong side of a 9-8 loss to the Boston Red Sox. No point in dwelling too much into the details. If you are looking for a silver lining then this is it.
Another silver lining, Ronald Acuna Jr’s impressive rookie season continues to get more impressive. Acuna launched his eighth leadoff home run of the season against the Red Sox setting the single-season franchise mark.
He made a clutch appearance late, but Wednesday’s game was the first time all season that Freeman wasn’t in the starting lineup.